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Slightness vs Meanness - What's the difference?

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Slightness is a related term of meanness.


As nouns the difference between slightness and meanness

is that slightness is the property of being slight, smallness, petiteness while meanness is (uncountable) the condition, or quality, of being ; want of excellence; poorness; lowness; baseness; sordidness; stinginess.

slightness

English

Noun

(slightnesses)
  • The property of being slight, smallness, petiteness
  • :Poor nutrition explained his slightness .

    • meanness

    English

    Alternative forms

    * meaness

    Noun

    (es)
  • (uncountable) The condition, or quality, of being ; want of excellence; poorness; lowness; baseness; sordidness; stinginess.
    • This figure is of a later date, by the meanness of the workmanship. Addison
  • A mean act; as, to be guilty of a meanness .

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