Pettiness is perhaps the worst characteristic that women can give to some men. Indeed, in the representatives of the stronger sex, completely different qualities are attracted - the generosity of the soul, grand gestures and beautiful deeds. You can hardly expect them from a petty person. In addition, such a man is usually stingy not only with gifts, but also with manifestations of feelings.
However, pettiness is often characteristic of women to no lesser extent. And this quality is also not very popular with men, because such ladies find fault with trifles, are distinguished by greed and selfishness. But the representatives of the stronger sex are also looking for something completely different in women - understanding, patience, the beauty of the soul. Do not underestimate pettiness: it can worsen and even destroy relationships, cause mutual resentment and misunderstanding between people.
Character traits of a petty person
You can be petty not only in everyday life, but also in relationships with loved ones, close people. This is when gifts, signs of attention, manifestations of sympathy, tenderness, etc. are subject to control, strict accounting, mentally entered into the register and issued in a strict dosage and on schedule. Roses - only on March 8, mopping - on Sunday, sex on Thursdays, meatballs on Fridays, etc.
Also, pettiness is manifested in envy. To prove his worth, such a person looks for minor flaws in another and inflates them to enormous proportions. Envy can also develop into vindictiveness.
A person who is distinguished by pettiness is often touchy and vindictive. He accumulates bad memories of failure to help, inattention, criticism, cruel joke, lack of recognition of merit, etc.
Pettiness is the opposite side of such a quality as absent-mindedness. Both of these extremes can lead to various everyday problems. For example, a petty person can very carefully control the order in his house, completely oblivious to the subtle psychological problems of other family members. Homework done by a child is more important for him than having serious complexes. However, this does not mean that such a person is evil by nature. He's just too short-sighted.
Various little things steal psychological sensitivity and time from a petty person. He notices an extra mote and counts every penny, but does not see sadness in the eyes of loved ones. He tries to control and rationalize everything, dismissing spontaneous decisions, the strongest impulses of the soul, inspiration, everything sublime and beautiful, as a whim devoid of utility.
Therefore, it is especially useful for petty people to relax, as well as to do something unusual. Dream more, look your loved ones in the eyes more often, listen to your feelings, soul. And then pettiness can transform into caring and frugality - positive qualities that can strengthen any family.
Not always in our environment there are only kind and decent people. As a rule, fate teaches many lessons in the form of a meeting with envious and mercantile personalities. A petty person is exactly the one who pays attention to completely unnecessary things, ignoring the most important thing. In most cases, pettiness manifests itself in many from different angles.
Let's talk about this in more detail and find out how to turn communication with such people into a pleasant pastime.
First side
A petty person is an individual who pays attention to all trifling things. He cannot determine the essence of a particular problem and gets hung up on absolutely unnecessary things. Thus, such a person brings harm to himself much more than to others. He is so busy with various details that he never gets to the main problem.
It is very unpleasant when the boss acts as such a picky person. He makes you redo the work again and again, finding fault and looking for minor flaws. In family relationships, a petty person is also a real disaster. It is unlikely that the second half will like to constantly hear about their minor shortcomings.
What does linguistics say about this?
According to the explanatory dictionaries of Ushakov, Dahl and Ozhegov, a petty person is an individual who pays too much attention to trifles (little things). It can be said that they always exaggerate the significance of all things and problems. Quarrels, squabbles and provocations are one of the favorite activities that a petty person is passionate about. Synonyms for this expression can be chosen as follows: penny, pedantic, slanderous.
Money loves an account - the motto of petty people
Of course, it cannot be denied that saving and proper management of financial resources is very important in our time. However, it was not for nothing that the ancient Greeks said that the measure, one way or another, should be in everything.
It is about this that a penny person never thinks about it. He counts everything and always. Many of them even keep track of what, when and to whom they gave. You should not borrow money from such a person, because he will remember everything, and then every time he will look at you with contempt.
What are the traits of petty people
It is impossible to deny the fact that each character trait cannot manifest itself in exactly the same way in two people, but nevertheless, a petty person is a characteristic that includes certain behaviors in society. Such people are prone to quarrels and scandals. They look for flaws in everyone and find them with success. And it’s good if such a person is secretive by nature, and you will never know what his opinion about you really is. The other side of the coin, which occurs most often, is the meanness of such people.
They express their petty opinion about you not to you personally, but to someone else: neighbors, relatives, acquaintances. In other words, such people are very fond of gossiping about other people's insignificant shortcomings. Among other carriers of this character trait, you can also meet those who say everything personally to your eyes. Of course, it’s not particularly pleasant when they constantly look for flaws in you and tell you about them to your face. For this reason, it can be said that a picky petty person, as a rule, is not very tactful and polite.
The opposite of pettiness
What is the antonym for this word? Undoubtedly - this is "absent-mindedness". This trait is characterized by complete indifference to various trifles. Pettiness, like distraction, is a negative character trait that needs to be changed in oneself.
You need to look for a middle ground where a person will not miss important things, but at the same time will not pay too much attention to trifles. For others, communication with this type of people is quite difficult, which often causes conflicts both in the family and at work.
An interesting comparison in his writings leads Pierre Buast. He is the most petty person, and how it looks from the outside. P. Buast said that such people are like snails - they crawl along the road, stop, bumping into obstacles, inspect them, but do not move any further.
In fact, if you do not waste time on trifles and concentrate on a common problem, you can do much more. Without focusing on trifles, you can live life to the fullest and not waste time on things that no one needs. It is precisely because petty people do not find time to be happy that they very often grumble and grumble over trifles. Most likely, they never thought that the time they spend on finding flaws can be used more rationally and for their own benefit.
In order for petty people not to annoy you, you need to learn one tricky trick: do not pay attention to them and get hung up on the problems that worry them. Of course, sometimes, in order to avoid conflict, a minor flaw that the pedant noticed is easier to eliminate. However, you should not do this all the time, because you risk becoming the same picky and petty person.
See picky... Dictionary of Russian synonyms and expressions similar in meaning. under. ed. N. Abramova, M .: Russian dictionaries, 1999. petty small, picky, insignificant, frivolous; sucked out of your finger, not worth a damn, idle, ... ... Synonym dictionary
SMALL, oh, oh; chen, chna. 1. Giving importance to trifles, trifles. M. character. Petty nature. 2. Trifling, insignificant, petty (in 6 values). Petty quibbles. M. fact. Petty quarrels. petty interests. | noun pettiness, and, wives. Explanatory ... ... Explanatory dictionary of Ozhegov
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I adj. 1. Based on trifles, on insignificant, petty, insignificant facts. 2. Not having significant value, not worthy of attention. II adj. Giving importance to trifles, small, unimportant facts, circumstances. Explanatory ... ... Modern explanatory dictionary of the Russian language Efremova
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petty- m Christmas tree; briefly form chen, chna (about a person) ... Russian spelling dictionary
petty- kr.f. me/lochen, me/lochna, chno, chny; smaller/finer (based on small things). Mek/lochny man. Furniture interests… Spelling Dictionary of the Russian Language
petty- A/A pr; 110 claim see Appendix II (giving exaggerated importance to small things; based on small things) small / small small / small small / finer 260 see Appendix II ... Dictionary of Russian accents
petty- Syn: see minor, see frivolous... Thesaurus of Russian business vocabulary
Aya, oh; chen, chna, chna. 1. Based on trifles, on insignificant, petty, insignificant facts. My interests. My nitpicking. My grievances. // Not significant; small. My details. My problems. My information. 2. Giving ... ... encyclopedic Dictionary
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