petit

[pet-ee, puh-tee]

adjective

Law.

1. small; petty; minor.

Petit

¹

/ pəti /

noun

1. Roland (rɔlɑ̃). 1924–2011, French ballet dancer and choreographer. His innovative ballets include Carmen (1949), Kraanerg (1969), and The Blue Angel (1985); he also choreographed films, such as Anything Goes (1956) and Black Tights (1960)

petit

²

/ ˈpɛtɪ /

adjective

1. (prenominal) law of little or lesser importance; small

   petit jury

Word History and Origins

Origin of Petit¹

1325–75; Middle English < Middle French; petty

Word History and Origins

Origin of Petit¹

C14: from Old French: little, of obscure origin

Example Sentences

Room4Dessert takes diners on a journey through three different rooms — and its garden where Goldfarb and crew collect many of the ingredients for its five snack courses — five dessert courses and five petit fours.

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But a petit basset griffon Vendéen took best in show for the first time last year, as did a bloodhound in 2022.

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Le Petit Parisien was not petit, the French word for “small.”

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Then Ella dragged Brigit to the Conjure Creole Creamery, where attendants pulled levers making decadent concretes and malted mischief milkshakes full of pralines and petit fours and pieces of pecan pie.

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“Well, we’re not the dress-up types,” I said, picking up another sugary petit four and biting into it to stop myself from defending Mamá’s honor to the point of being rude to our hostess.

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