All picayune synonyms
pic·a·yune
P p adj picayune
- half-pint — half of a pint, equal to 8 fluid ounces (1 cup) or 16 tablespoons (0.2 liter).
- minute — the sixtieth part (1/60) of an hour; sixty seconds.
- half pint — half of a pint, equal to 8 fluid ounces (1 cup) or 16 tablespoons (0.2 liter).
- lowdown — the real and unadorned facts; the true, secret, or inside information (usually preceded by the): We gave them the lowdown on the new housing project.
- forget it — certainly not
- 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.
- mini — miniskirt.
- measly — Informal. contemptibly small, meager, or slight: They paid me a measly fifteen dollars for a day's work. wretchedly bad or unsatisfactory: a measly performance.
- low-down — If someone gives you the low-down on a person or thing, they tell you all the important information about them.
- inconsequential — of little or no importance; insignificant; trivial.
- inconsiderable — small, as in value, amount, or size.
- 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.
adjective picayune
- 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.
- niggling — petty; trivial; inconsequential: to quibble about a niggling difference in terminology.
noun picayune
- eyelash — Each of the short curved hairs growing on the edges of the eyelids, serving to protect the eyes from dust particles.