mesquinharia

/meskiɲaˈɾiɐ/

a noun C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
as mesquinharias

Meaning

  1. pettiness

    • Que mesquinharia!

      How petty!

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

nimiedad

Close — pettiness relates to triviality.

Spanish

trivialidad

Close — pettiness relates to triviality.

Practice

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