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DIMINUTIVE

Pronunciation (US):

• DIMINUTIVE (noun)
The noun DIMINUTIVE has 1 sense:

1. a word that is formed with a suffix (such as -let or -kin) to indicate smallness

Familiarity information: DIMINUTIVE used as a noun is very rare.

• DIMINUTIVE (adjective)
The adjective DIMINUTIVE has 1 sense:

1. very small

Familiarity information: DIMINUTIVE used as an adjective is very rare.

• DIMINUTIVE (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A word that is formed with a suffix (such as -let or -kin) to indicate smallness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("diminutive" is a kind of...):

word (a unit of language that native speakers can identify)

• DIMINUTIVE (adjective)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Very small

Synonyms:

bantam; diminutive; flyspeck; midget; petite; tiny; lilliputian

Context examples:

diminutive in stature / a lilliputian chest of drawers / her petite figure / tiny feet / the flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy

Similar:

little; small (limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent)

"A man needs a woman like a fish needs a bicycle."
(English proverb)
"Dog has to have its stomach full"
(Azerbaijani proverb)
"The tail of the dog never straightens up even if you hang to it a brick."
(Arabic proverb)
"Those who had some shame are dead."
(Egyptian proverb)

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