[syn: pettiness, littleness, smallness]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Littleness \Lit"tle*ness\, n.
The state or quality of being little; as, littleness of size,
thought, duration, power, etc.
[1913 Webster]
Syn: Smallness; slightness; inconsiderableness; narrowness;
insignificance; meanness; penuriousness.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
littleness
n 1: the property of having a relatively small size [syn:
smallness, littleness] [ant: bigness, largeness]
2: the property of having relatively little strength or vigor;
"the smallness of her voice" [syn: smallness, littleness]
3: lack of generosity in trifling matters [syn: pettiness,
littleness, smallness]