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parvanimities

parvanimities is the plural of parvanimity.

Meaning of parvanimity

Noun

parvanimity (countable and uncountable, plural parvanimities)

  1. (archaic) The state or quality of having a little or ignoble mind; pettiness; meanness.
    • I coin this word parvanimity as an adequate antithesis to magnanimity1829, Thomas De Quincey, “Professor Wilson”, in Edinburgh Literary Gazette

Questions about parvanimities

What is parvanimities the plural of?
Parvanimities is the plural of parvanimity.

Words near parvanimities in the dictionary

  1. PARV
  2. parvafacies
  3. parvalbumin
  4. parvalbuminergic
  5. parvalbumins
  6. parvanimities
  7. parvanimity
  8. Parvanoff
  9. parvaquone
  10. Parvathi
  11. Parvathipuram Manyam

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