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Pettiness vs Stinginess - What's the difference?

pettiness | stinginess |

As nouns the difference between pettiness and stinginess

is that pettiness is the quality of being petty while stinginess is a lack of generosity.

pettiness

English

Noun

  • The quality of being petty.
  • :The pettiness of the accounting department asking me to save a receipt from a fast-food restaurant was absurd.
  • A petty behaviour, attitude, etc.

    • stinginess

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • A lack of generosity.

    • Synonyms

    * parsimony * niggardliness * see also greed, avarice

    Related terms

    * stingy