'Peccadillo' definitions:
Definition of 'peccadillo'
(from WordNet)
noun
A petty misdeed [syn: indiscretion, peccadillo]
Definition of 'Peccadillo'
From: GCIDE
- Peccadillo \Pec`ca*dil"lo\, n.; pl. Peccadillos. [Sp. pecadillo, dim. of pecado a sin, fr. L. peccatum. See Peccant.] A slight trespass or offense; a petty crime; a trifling fault. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'peccadillo'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- atrocity,
- blunder,
- botch,
- breach,
- crime,
- crime against humanity,
- deadly sin,
- delinquency,
- dereliction,
- enormity,
- error,
- evil,
- failure,
- fault,
- faux pas,
- felony,
- gaffe,
- genocide,
- goof,
- guilty act,
- heavy sin,
- impropriety,
- indiscretion,
- inexpiable sin,
- infraction,
- iniquity,
- injury,
- injustice,
- lapse,
- malefaction,
- malfeasance,
- malum,
- minor wrong,
- misdeed,
- misdemeanor,
- misfeasance,
- misstep,
- mistake,
- mortal sin,
- nonfeasance,
- offense,
- omission,
- outrage,
- peccancy,
- shortcoming,
- sin,
- sin of commission,
- sin of omission,
- sinful act,
- slip,
- stumble,
- tort,
- transgression,
- trespass,
- trip,
- unutterable sin,
- venial sin,
- violation,
- wrong