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1. (adj.) diminutive
much smaller than the average or usual; tiny.
2. diminutive
pertaining to or productive of a form denoting smallness, familiarity, affection, or triviality, as the suffix -let in droplet from
drop.
3. (n.) diminutive
a diminutive element or formation.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME < ML dīminūtīvus= L dīminūt(us) lessened (for dēminūtus; see diminution ) +-īvus -ive)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) diminutive
a word that is formed with a suffix (such as -let or -kin) to indicate smallness
2. (adj) bantam, diminutive, lilliputian, midget, petite, tiny, flyspeck
very small
"diminutive in stature"; "a lilliputian chest of drawers"; "her petite figure"; "tiny feet"; "the flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) diminutive
below the average size; very small; little
2. (adj) diminutive
expressing diminution; as, a diminutive word
3. (adj) diminutive
tending to diminish
4. (noun) diminutive
something of very small size or value; an insignificant thing
5. (noun) diminutive
a derivative from a noun, denoting a small or a young object of the same kind with that denoted by the primitive; as, gosling, eaglet, lambkin
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Sense: very small
a diminutive child.
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 Afrikaans: klein, gering |
 Arabic: شَديد الصِّغَر |
 Bulgarian: мъничък |
 Brazilian: diminuto |
 Czech: maličký |
 German: winzig |
 Danish: diminutiv; meget lille |
 Greek: μικροσκοπικός |
 Spanish: diminuto |
 Estonian: pisitilluke |
 Farsi: کوچولو؛ ریز |
 Finnish: pienikokoinen |
 French: minuscule |
 Hebrew: זָעִיר |
 Hindi: अति छोटा, लघु संज्ञा |
 Croatian: sitan, vrlo malen |
 Hungarian: pöttöm |
 Indonesian: kecil |
 Icelandic: agnarlítill, örsmár |
 Italian: minuscolo |
 Japanese: 小さい |
 Korean: 작은, 소형의 |
 Lithuanian: mažytis, miniatiūrinis |
 Latvian: sīks; niecīgs |
 Malay: kecil |
 Dutch: piepklein |
 Norwegian: bitte liten,ørliten |
 Polish: drobny |
 Persian: کوچولو؛ ریز |
 Pashto: ډېر لږ، خورالږ |
 Portuguese: diminuto |
 Romanian: foarte mic |
 Russian: крохотный |
 Slovak: maličký |
 Slovenian: drobcen |
 Serbian: sićušan |
 Swedish: mycket liten |
 Thai: เล็ก; จิ๋ว; แคระ |
 Turkish: küçük, ufak, minik |
 Taiwanese: 很小的 |
 Ukrainian: маленький, мініатюрний |
 Urdu: ننھا سا |
 Vietnamese: nhỏ xíu |
 Chinese: 很小的 |
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