Meaning : Larceny of property having a value less than some amount (the amount varies by locale).
Synonyms : petit larceny, petty larceny
Larceny of property having a value greater than some amount (the amount varies by locale).
grand larceny, grand theftMeaning : Inferior in rank or status.
Example :
The junior faculty.
A lowly corporal.
Petty officialdom.
A subordinate functionary.
Synonyms : junior-grade, lower-ranking, lowly, secondary, subaltern
Meaning : (informal) small and of little importance.
Example :
A fiddling sum of money.
A footling gesture.
Our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war.
A little (or small) matter.
A dispute over niggling details.
Limited to petty enterprises.
Piffling efforts.
Giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction.
Synonyms : fiddling, footling, lilliputian, little, niggling, picayune, piddling, piffling, trivial
Translation in other languages :
जो गणना में न हो या जिसकी कोई गिनती न हो या बहुत ही कम महत्व का।
जहाँ बड़े-बड़े विद्वान आ रहे हैं वहाँ हम जैसे नगण्य व्यक्तियों को कौन पूछेगा।తక్కువ స్థాయిలో ఉన్న.
ఆ సభకు గొప్ప-గొప్ప పడితులు వస్తున్నారు సాదారణమైన వ్యక్తులను ఎవరు లెక్కచేయరు.ಯಾವುದೇ ವಸ್ತು ಅಥವಾ ಸಂಗತಿಯ ಗಣನೆಗೆ ಬರದೇ ಇರುವ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ
ದೊಡ್ಡ ದೊಡ್ಡ ವಿದ್ವಾಂಸರು ಇರುವ ಸಭೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ನಗಣ್ಯ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಗಳನ್ನು ಕಡೆಗಣಿಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ.ആരും കണക്കാക്കാത്ത.
വലിയ വലിയ ആളുകള് വരുന്നിടത്ത് നമ്മളെ പോലെയുള്ള സാധാരണക്കാരായവരെ ആരാണ് കണക്കാക്കുക.Meaning : Contemptibly narrow in outlook.
Example :
Petty little comments.
Disgusted with their small-minded pettiness.
Synonyms : small-minded