Diminutiveness

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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Noun

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diminutiveness - the property of being very small in size; "hence the minuteness of detail in the painting" minuteness, petiteness, tininess, weeness littleness, smallness - the property of having a relatively small size