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- [pik-ee-yoon, pik-uh-]
- /ˌpɪk iˈyun, ˌpɪk ə-/
- /ˌpɪk.i.ˈjuːn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pik-ee-yoon, pik-uh-]
- /ˌpɪk iˈyun, ˌpɪk ə-/
Definitions of picayune word
- adjective picayune of little value or account; small; trifling: a picayune amount. 1
- adjective picayune petty, carping, or prejudiced: I didn't want to seem picayune by criticizing. 1
- noun picayune a town in SE Mississippi. 1
- abbreviation PICAYUNE petty 1
- noun picayune Louisiana coin 1
- adjective picayune of small value or importance 0
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Origin of picayune
First appearance:
before 1780 One of the 45% newest English words
1780-90; < Provençal picaioun small copper coin (compare French picaillons), derivative of an onomatopoetic base *pikk- beat, here referring to the coining of coppers
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Parts of speech for Picayune
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preposition
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picayune popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
picayune usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for picayune
adj picayune
- bitty — If you say that something is bitty, you mean that it seems to be formed from a lot of different parts which you think do not fit together or go together well.
- derisory — If you describe something such as an amount of money as derisory, you are emphasizing that it is so small or inadequate that it seems silly or not worth considering.
- forget it — certainly not
- half pint — half of a pint, equal to 8 fluid ounces (1 cup) or 16 tablespoons (0.2 liter).
- half-pint — half of a pint, equal to 8 fluid ounces (1 cup) or 16 tablespoons (0.2 liter).
noun picayune
- eyelash — Each of the short curved hairs growing on the edges of the eyelids, serving to protect the eyes from dust particles.
adjective picayune
- niggling — petty; trivial; inconsequential: to quibble about a niggling difference in terminology.
- wimpy — of, relating to, or characteristic of a wimp.
- zipper — Also called slide fastener. a device used for fastening clothing, valises, etc., consisting of two toothed tracks or spiral metal or plastic coils, each bordering one of two edges to be joined, and a piece that either interlocks or separates them when pulled.
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