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punyism

punyism noun: the quality of being puny; puniness.

Noun

punyism (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) The quality of being puny; puniness.
    • The punyism of a senseless word like Duke, or Count, or Earl, has ceased to please.1791, Thomas Paine, Rights of Man

Origin of punyism

From puny + -ism.

Questions about punyism

What does punyism mean?
Punyism means the quality of being puny; puniness.
What part of speech is punyism?
Punyism is a noun.

Words near punyism in the dictionary

  1. punx
  2. Punxsutawney
  3. puny
  4. Punycode
  5. punyish
  6. punyism
  7. punyness
  8. Punyu
  9. Punzalan
  10. Punzalans
  11. Punzo

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