English noun: puniness | |||
1. | puniness (attribute) the quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolous | ||
Synonyms | pettiness, slightness, triviality | ||
Broader (hypernym) | unimportance | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | joke | ||
2. | puniness (attribute) smallness of stature | ||
Synonyms | runtiness, stuntedness | ||
Broader (hypernym) | littleness, smallness | ||