lacking substance or significance; ; ; ; a fragile claim to fame"
puny
adjective
inferior in strength or significance
runty
adjective
(used especially of persons) of inferior size
stunted
adjective
inferior in size or quality
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Schwächlichkeit
die Eigenschaft, unwichtig und kleinlich oder leichtfertig zu sein
🇫🇷French
punition
la qualité d'être sans importance et mesquin ou frivole
🇪🇸Spanish
pequeño tamaño
la cualidad de ser insignificante y mezquino o frívolo
🇮🇹Italian
punibilità
la qualità di essere poco importante, meschino o frivolo
🇳🇱Dutch
nietigheid
de kwaliteit van onbelangrijk, kleinzielig of frivool zijn
🇵🇹Portuguese
punibilidade
a qualidade de ser sem importância e mesquinho ou frívolo
🇷🇺Russian
хилость
качество неважности, мелочности или легкомыслия
India
🇮🇳Hindi
दण्डनीयता
महत्वहीन और क्षुद्र या तुच्छ होने का गुण
🇧🇩Bengali
শাস্তি
গুরুত্বহীন এবং তুচ্ছ বা তুচ্ছ হওয়ার গুণমান
🇮🇳Tamil
தண்டனை
முக்கியமற்ற மற்றும் அற்பமான அல்லது அற்பமானதாக இருக்கும் தரம்
🇮🇳Telugu
శిక్ష
ప్రాముఖ్యత లేని మరియు చిన్న లేదా పనికిమాలిన నాణ్యత
🇮🇳Marathi
शिक्षा
महत्वहीन आणि क्षुद्र किंवा फालतू असण्याची गुणवत्ता
🇮🇳Gujarati
શિક્ષા
બિનમહત્વપૂર્ણ અને ક્ષુદ્ર અથવા વ્યર્થ હોવાની ગુણવત્તા
🇮🇳Kannada
ದಂಡನೆ
ಮುಖ್ಯವಲ್ಲದ ಮತ್ತು ಕ್ಷುಲ್ಲಕ ಅಥವಾ ಕ್ಷುಲ್ಲಕವಾಗಿರುವ ಗುಣಮಟ್ಟ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ശിക്ഷണം
അപ്രധാനവും നിസ്സാരവും നിസ്സാരവുമായ ഗുണം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਸਜ਼ਾ
ਗੈਰ-ਮਹੱਤਵਪੂਰਨ ਅਤੇ ਮਾਮੂਲੀ ਜਾਂ ਫਜ਼ੂਲ ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਗੁਣਵੱਤਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
سزا
غیر اہم اور چھوٹا یا غیر سنجیدہ ہونے کا معیار
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
微不足道
不重要、琐碎或轻浮的品质
🇯🇵Japanese
弱小
重要ではない、取るに足らない、または軽薄であるという性質
🇰🇷Korean
처벌
중요하지 않고 사소하거나 경솔한 특성
🇻🇳Vietnamese
sự trừng phạt
chất lượng của việc không quan trọng và nhỏ mọn hoặc phù phiếm
🇹🇭Thai
การลงโทษ
ลักษณะที่ไม่สำคัญและเล็กน้อยหรือไม่สำคัญ
🇮🇩Indonesian
kelemahan
kualitas menjadi tidak penting dan remeh atau sembrono
🇵🇭Filipino
pagpaparusa
ang kalidad ng pagiging hindi mahalaga at maliit o walang kabuluhan
🇲🇾Malay
hukuman
kualiti menjadi tidak penting dan remeh atau remeh
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
العقوبة
نوعية كونها غير مهمة وتافهة أو تافهة
🇮🇷Persian
تنبیه
کیفیت بی اهمیت بودن و کوچک بودن یا بیهودگی بودن
🇹🇷Turkish
cılızlık
önemsiz ve önemsiz veya anlamsız olma niteliği
🇮🇱Hebrew
עונש
האיכות של להיות חסר חשיבות וקטנוני או קל דעת
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'puniness'?
The primary meaning of 'puniness' is 'the quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolous'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'puniness' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'puniness' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'puniness' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'puniness' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
How often do you encounter the word 'puniness' in your daily reading?
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Do you find 'puniness' easy to spell?
Yes, very easy
Somewhat easy
A bit confusing
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In your opinion, does the word 'puniness' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
Positive
Neutral
Gloomy
Vibrant
Which age group is most likely to use 'puniness' in regular conversations?
Kids (3-12)
Teens (13-19)
Adults (20-60)
Seniors (60+)
How likely are you to use 'puniness' in a professional email?
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Would you classify 'puniness' as formal, casual, or slang?
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