parvanimity

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noun

The state or quality of having a little or ignoble mind; pettiness; meanness.

Similar
small-mindedness
Opposite
magnanimity
OriginLatin parvus →
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Meanings

nounparvanimity (countable and uncountable, plural parvanimities)

plural parvanimities

  1. archaiccountableuncountableThe state or quality of having a little or ignoble mind; pettiness; meanness.

    I coin this word parvanimity as an adequate antithesis to magnanimity

    1829, Thomas De Quincey, “Professor Wilson”, in Edinburgh Literary Gazette

    Synonyms: small-mindedness

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe state or quality of having a little or ignoble mind; pettiness; meanness.

Similar
small-mindedness
Opposite
magnanimity

Origin

  1. Latinparvus“little”
  2. Englishparvanimity

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

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APA

parvanimity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parvanimity

MLA

“parvanimity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parvanimity. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “parvanimity,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parvanimity.

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