puniness

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noun

The quality of being puny

Similar
pettinesstrivialityslightnessruntinessstuntedness
OriginEnglish puny ← Middle French puisné ← Old French puisné →
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Meanings

nounpuniness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe quality of being puny

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolous

Similar
pettinesstrivialityslightness
Broader
unimportance

nounsmallness of stature

Similar
runtinessstuntedness
Broader
smallnesslittleness
Also see
pettinessruntinessslightnessstuntednesstrivialitywimpiness

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pós
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pósti
  3. Proto-Italic*posti
  4. Old Latinposte
  5. Latinpost
  6. Proto-Indo-European*íh₂
  7. Latinea
  8. Latinposteā
  9. Vulgar Latin*postius
  10. Old Frenchpuis
  11. Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*ǵn̥h₁tós
  13. Proto-Italic*gnātos
  14. Latingnātus
  15. Latinnātus
  16. Old Frenchné
  17. Old Frenchpuisné
  18. Middle Frenchpuisné
  19. Englishpuisne
  20. Englishpuny
  21. Englishpuniness

From puny + -ness.

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APA

puniness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/puniness

MLA

“puniness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/puniness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “puniness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/puniness.

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