diminutive
Meaning of diminutive
- extremely or unusually small.
a diminutive figure dressed in black
noun
a diminutive word or suffix.
late Middle English (as a grammatical term): from Old French diminutif, -ive, from late Latin diminutivus, from Latin deminut- ‘diminished’, from the verb deminuere (see diminish).
Information about diminutive
Hyphenation of diminutive
diminu-tive
- It consists of 2 syllables and 10 chars.
- diminutive is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
diminutive synonyms
Meaning bantam:
bantam, lilliputian, midget, petite, tiny, flyspeck
Meaning of a size that is less than normal or usual:
Meaning small in size, amount, or degree (often used to convey an appealing diminutiveness or express an affectionate or condescending attitude):
Meaning a period of time equal to sixty seconds or a sixtieth of an hour:
Meaning very small of its kind:
Meaning denoting a miniature version of something:
Meaning extremely small; tiny:
Meaning so small as to be visible only with a microscope:
Meaning another term for nanoscale:
Meaning closely and neatly packed together; dense:
Meaning of a suitable size for carrying in a pocket:
Meaning an object for a child to play with, typically a model or miniature replica of something:
Meaning of less than the usual size:
Meaning (of a person) small in height:
Meaning short and thick:
Meaning (of a person or their face) small and delicate, typically with a mischievous charm:
Meaning denoting something, especially an animal or plant, that is much smaller than the usual size for its type or species:
Meaning used in names of animals and plants that are much smaller than more typical kinds, e.g. pygmy shrew, pygmy water lily:
Meaning (of a person or animal) very small; diminutive:
Meaning trivial or very small:
Meaning little:
Meaning tiny:
Meaning (of an object or place) attractively small and neat:
Meaning comparatively small or immature of its kind:
Meaning very small:
Meaning a child's word for little (often expressing endearment):
Meaning slightly drunk:
diminutive antonyms
Meaning very large in size, quantity, or extent:
Translation of diminutive
- Spanish: diminutivo, minúsculo, minúscula, chiquito, diminuto, chiquita, diminuta
- German: Diminutiv, winzig, zierlich, klitzeklein
- French: diminutif, minuscule, riquiqui
- Italian: diminutivo
Words that rhyme with diminutive
Conservative, Native, Perative, Representative, abdicative, aberrative, abirritative, ablative, abnegative, abrogative, accelerative, accommodative, acculturative, accumulative, accusative, acervative, acetylative, aconative, acurative, adaptative, adequative, adjudicative, administrative, admirative, adoptative, adumbrative, adversative, advocative, affiliative, affinitative, affirmative, afformative, affricative, agglomerative, agglutinative, aggravative, aggregative, agitative, albificative, alimentative, allative, alleviative, alliterative, alterative, altercative, alternative, amalgamative, amative, ambulative, ameliorative