pettiness

Plural: pettinesses

Noun

• narrowness of mind or ideas or views
• the quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolous
• lack of generosity in trifling matters
• The quality of being petty.
• A petty behaviour, attitude, etc.

Examples

• The pettiness of the accounting department asking me to save a receipt from a fast-food restaurant was absurd.

Synonyms

littleness, puniness, slightness, smallness, triviality