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Definitions for Diminutive
[1] small; little; tiny: a diminutive building for a model-train layout.
[2] Grammar . pertaining to or productive of a form denoting smallness, familiarity, affection, or triviality, as the suffix -let, in droplet from drop.
[3] a small thing or person.
[4] Grammar . a diminutive element or formation.
[5] Heraldry . a charge, as an ordinary, smaller in length or breadth than the usual.
[6] very small; tiny
[7] grammar denoting an affix added to a word to convey the meaning small or unimportant or to express affection, as for example the suffix -ette in French denoting a word formed by the addition of a diminutive affix
[8] grammar a diminutive word or affix
[9] a tiny person or thing
Words related to Diminutive
miniature, little, wee, bantam, button, pocket, midget, small, Lilliputian, minute, mini, peewee, teeny, teensy, teensy-weensy, teeny-weeny, weeny, bitsy, bitty, undersize
Words nearby Diminutive
diminished seventh chord, diminishing returns, diminishing returns, law of, diminuendo, diminution, diminutive, dimissory, dimitrios i, dimitrov, dimitrovo, dimity
Origin of Diminutive
1350–1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin dīminūtīvus, equivalent to Latin dīminūt(us ) lessened (for dēminūtus; see diminution) + -īvus -ive
Other words from Diminutive
di·min·u·tive·ly , adverb
di·min·u·tive·ness , noun
Synonyms for Diminutive
miniature, pint-sized, Lilliputian, bantam, button, little, midget, mini, minute, peewee, pocket, small, wee, bitsy, bitty, pocket-sized, teensy, teensy-weensy, teeny, teeny-weeny, undersize, weeny