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Picayune

/ˌpɪ.kəˈjuːn/

A small coin of the value of six-and-a-quarter cents; a fippenny bit.

📖 Definitions of "Picayune"

noun

1
A small coin of the value of six-and-a-quarter cents; a fippenny bit.
2
A five-cent piece.
3
Something of very little value; a trifle.
4
An argument, fact, corner case, or other issue raised (often intentionally) that distracts from a larger issue at hand or fails to make any difference.

adjective

10 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
trivialnoun	Ignorable; of little significance or value.
pettynoun	(often derogatory) Having little or no importance.
littlenoun	Small in size.
piddling	Insignificant, negligible, paltry, trivial, useless.
piffling	(informal) petty; unimportant
nigglingnoun	Irritating.
fiddlingnoun	The playing of music on a fiddle.
unimportant	petty; not important or noteworthy
footlingnoun	trivial, silly and irritating.
lilliputiannoun	Very small, diminutive

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
littlenoun	Small in size.
lilliputiannoun	A very small person or being.
pettynoun	(dialectal, euphemistic, informal) An outbuilding used as a lavatory; an outhouse, a privy.
piddling	Insignificant, negligible, paltry, trivial, useless.
unimportant	petty; not important or noteworthy
trivialnoun	(obsolete) Any of the three liberal arts forming the trivium.
piffling	(informal) petty; unimportant
footlingnoun	A fetus oriented so that, at birth, its foot or feet will emerge first. A type of breech birth.
fiddlingnoun	The playing of music on a fiddle.
nigglingnoun	A small irritating sensation.
fipennynoun	(slang) A flick-knife.
picenoun	Alternative form of paisa, especially (historical) in the form of coins worth 20 cash. [A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Indian, Nepalese, or Pakistani rupee.]
ninepencenoun	(obsolete, British) A former British silver coin, worth nine old pennies.
halfpennynoun	(UK) A discontinued English (later British) coin worth half of one penny (old or new).
ha'pennynoun	(historical, Ireland, UK) A halfpenny; a former British and Irish coin.
halfpencenoun	A halfpenny.
magpienoun	One of several kinds of bird in the family Corvidae, especially Pica pica.
fiddlernoun	One who plays the fiddle.
pennynoun	In the United Kingdom, a unit of currency worth ¹⁄₁₀₀ of a pound sterling, or a copper coin worth this amount. Abbreviation: p.
fourpennynoun	A coin or stamp worth fourpence.