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parvanimity

parvanimity noun: the state or quality of having a little or ignoble mind; pettiness; meanness.

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

Synonyms of parvanimity

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Forms of parvanimity

pluralparvanimities

Origin of parvanimity

From Latin parvus (“little”) + animus (“mind”).

Questions about parvanimity

What does parvanimity mean?
Parvanimity means the state or quality of having a little or ignoble mind; pettiness; meanness.
What part of speech is parvanimity?
Parvanimity is a noun.
What is the plural of parvanimity?
The plural of parvanimity is parvanimities.

Words near parvanimity in the dictionary

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

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