"parvanimity" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: parvanimities [plural]
Etymology: From Latin parvus (“little”) + animus (“mind”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|parvus||little}} Latin parvus (“little”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} parvanimity (countable and uncountable, plural parvanimities)
  1. (now rare) The state or quality of having a little or ignoble mind; pettiness; meanness. Tags: archaic, countable, uncountable Synonyms: small-mindedness
    Sense id: en-parvanimity-en-noun-mloGqIFv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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