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Czech
Etymology
From malicherný + -ost.
Pronunciation
Adjective
malichernost f
- trifle, triviality, pettiness
Usage notes
- Usually implies that somebody is placing undue importance on something unimportant.
- Nebudeme se snad hádat o malichernosti. ― Let's not argue about such trifles.
Further reading
- “malichernost”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “malichernost”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989