diminutive

di·min·u·tive  (d-mny-tv)

adj.

1. Extremely small in size; tiny. See Synonyms at small.

2. Grammar Of or being a suffix that indicates smallness or, by semantic extension, qualities such as youth, familiarity, affection, or contempt, as -let in booklet, -kin in lambkin, or -et in nymphet.

n.

1. Grammar A diminutive suffix, word, or name.

2. A very small person or thing.

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[Middle English diminutif, from Old French, from Latin dmintvus, variant of dmintvus, from dmintus, past participle of dminuere, to lessen; see diminish.]

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di·minu·tive·ly adv.

di·minu·tive·ness n.

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diminutive

Adjective

1. very small; tiny

2. Grammar

a. 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

b. denoting a word formed by the addition of a diminutive affix

Noun

Grammar a diminutive word or affix

diminutiveness n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	diminutive - a word that is formed with a suffix (such as -let or -kin) to indicate smallness word - a unit of language that native speakers can identify; "words are the blocks from which sentences are made"; "he hardly said ten words all morning"
Adj.	1.	diminutive - very small; "diminutive in stature"; "a lilliputian chest of drawers"; "her petite figure"; "tiny feet"; "the flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy" bantam, flyspeck, midget, petite, tiny, lilliputian little, small - limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a little dining room"; "a little house"; "a small car"; "a little (or small) group"

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diminutive

adjective small, little, tiny, minute, pocket(-sized), mini, wee, miniature, petite, midget, undersized, teeny-weeny, Lilliputian, bantam, teensy-weensy, pygmy or pigmy << OPPOSITE giant

Translations

diminutive [dɪˈmɪnjutɪv] adj → diminuto

n (LING) → diminutivo

diminutive [dɪˈmɪnjutɪv] adj → minuscule, tout(e) petit(e)

n (Ling) → diminutif m

diminutive [dɪˈmɪnjutɪv] adj → winzig

n → Verkleinerungsform f

diminutive [dɪˈmɪnjutɪv] adj → minuscolo/a

n (LING) → diminutivo