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- [pyoo-nee]
- /ˈpyu ni/
- /ˈpjuː.ni/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pyoo-nee]
- /ˈpyu ni/
Definitions of puny word
- adjective puny of less than normal size and strength; weak. 1
- adjective puny unimportant; insignificant; petty or minor: a puny excuse. 1
- adjective puny Obsolete. puisne. 1
- adjective puny person: weak, thin 1
- adjective puny very small 1
- adjective puny excuse: feeble, unconvincing 1
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Origin of puny
First appearance:
before 1540 One of the 30% oldest English words
First recorded in 1540-50; spelling variant of puisne
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Parts of speech for Puny
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
puny popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
puny usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for puny
adj puny
- anile — of or like a feeble old woman
- anorectic — Also, anorectous. having no appetite.
- beanstalk — the stem of a bean plant
- bitsy — very small
- 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.
noun puny
- flu — influenza.
- flus — influenza.
- insubstantiality — not substantial or real; lacking substance: an insubstantial world of dreams.
- ailing — An ailing organization or society is in difficulty and is becoming weaker.
- diseasedness — The state of being diseased; sickness.
adjective puny
- elfin — (with reference to a person) small and delicate, typically with an attractively mischievous or strange charm.
- fleshless — Without flesh, lacking flesh.
- forceless — Without force.
- fracturable — Capable of being fractured.
- humble — not proud or arrogant; modest: to be humble although successful.
Antonyms for puny
adj puny
- built — Built is the past tense and past participle of build.
- bustier — A bustier is a type of close-fitting strapless top worn by women.
- busty — If you describe a woman as busty, you mean that she has large breasts.
- full-figured — (of a woman) having an amply proportioned or heavy body.
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