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PALTRINESS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does paltriness mean? 

PALTRINESS (noun)
  The noun PALTRINESS has 1 sense:

1. worthlessness due to insignificanceplay

  Familiarity information: PALTRINESS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PALTRINESS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Worthlessness due to insignificance

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

paltriness; sorriness

Hypernyms ("paltriness" is a kind of...):

ineptitude; worthlessness (having no qualities that would render it valuable or useful)

Derivation:

paltry (contemptibly small in amount)

paltry (not worth considering)


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