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Synonyms for puniness in English

Summary

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puniness:
- puniness; runtiness; stuntedness; triviality; pettiness; slightness
puny:
- thin; skinny; meagre; puny; meager; runty; shrimpy

English

Detailed Synonyms for puniness in English

puniness:

puniness [the ~] noun

the puniness

– smallness of stature ¹
the puniness; the runtiness; the stuntedness
– smallness of stature ¹
- puniness [the ~] noun
- runtiness [the ~] noun
- stuntedness [the ~] noun
the puniness

– the quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolous ¹
the triviality; the pettiness; the puniness; the slightness
– the quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolous ¹
- triviality [the ~] noun
- pettiness [the ~] noun
- puniness [the ~] noun
- slightness [the ~] noun

Alternate Synonyms for "puniness":

Related Definitions for "puniness":

smallness of stature¹
the quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolous¹

puniness form of puny:

puny adj

puny
thin; skinny; meagre; puny; meager
- thin adj
- skinny adj
- meagre adj, British
- puny adj
- meager adj, American
puny

– (used especially of persons) of inferior size ¹
puny; runty; shrimpy
– (used especially of persons) of inferior size ¹
- puny adj
- runty adj
- shrimpy adj
puny

– inferior in strength or significance ¹
puny
– inferior in strength or significance ¹
- puny adj
  - a puny physique¹
  - puny excuses¹

Related Words for "puny":

puniness, punier, puniest

Alternate Synonyms for "puny":

weak
runty; shrimpy; small; little

Related Definitions for "puny":

(used especially of persons) of inferior size¹
inferior in strength or significance¹
- a puny physique¹
- puny excuses¹

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University