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small-minded

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Selfish, petty; constrained in thought, limited in scope of consideration, not mindful of the big picture.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

contemptibly narrow in outlook

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • petty little comments
  • disgusted with their small-minded pettiness

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: petty

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: дребнав (drebnav) — selfish; not mindful of the big picture
  • Bulgarian: ограничен (ograničen) — selfish; not mindful of the big picture
  • Catalan: tancat de ment — selfish; not mindful of the big picture
  • Finnish: pikkusieluinen — selfish; not mindful of the big picture
  • Finnish: ahdasmielinen — selfish; not mindful of the big picture
  • French: mesquin — selfish; not mindful of the big picture
  • German: kleingeistig — selfish; not mindful of the big picture
  • Hungarian: szűk látókörű — selfish; not mindful of the big picture
  • Māori: whakaaroiti — selfish; not mindful of the big picture
  • Polish: małostkowy — selfish; not mindful of the big picture
  • Portuguese: mesquinho — selfish; not mindful of the big picture
  • Romanian: minte îngustă — selfish; not mindful of the big picture
  • Russian: ме́лочный (méločnyj) — selfish; not mindful of the big picture
  • Spanish: mezquino — selfish; not mindful of the big picture