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Meaning of 'diminutive' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Diminutive [ a.]
- Below the average size; very small; little.
- Expressing diminution; as, a diminutive word.
- Tending to diminish.
2 . Diminutive [ n.]
- Something of very small size or value; an insignificant thing.
- 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.

Meaning of 'diminutive' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . diminutive [ s]
Meaning (1):
- very small
Example in sentence:
  • a lilliputian chest of drawers;
  • diminutive in stature;
  • her petite figure;
  • the flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy;
  • tiny feet

Nearby Words:

dim dim-sighted dimble dime dimension dimensional dimensioned dimensionless dimensity dimensive

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