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Diminutive
dɪˈmɪnjʊtɪv
Diminutive definitions
adjective
diminutive
- extremely or unusually small
"a diminutive figure dressed in black"
tiny small little petite minute miniature mini minuscule microscopic nanoscopic small-scale compact pocket toy midget undersized short stubby elfin dwarfish dwarf pygmy bantam homuncular Lilliputian- (of a word, name, or suffix) implying smallness, either actual or imputed to convey affection, scorn, etc. (e.g. teeny, -let, -kins)
noun
diminutive
diminutives
- a diminutive word or suffix
- a shortened form of a name, typically used informally
"‘Nick’ is a diminutive of ‘Nicholas’"
- a charge of the same form as an ordinary but of lesser size or width