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petiteness

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pe·tite  (p-tt)
adj.
Small, slender, and trim. Used of a girl or woman. See Synonyms at small.
n.
A clothing size for short slender women.
[French, feminine of petit; see petit.]
pe·titeness n.
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Noun1.petiteness - the property of being very small in sizepetiteness - the property of being very small in size; "hence the minuteness of detail in the painting"
diminutiveness, minuteness, tininess, weeness
littleness, smallness - the property of having a relatively small size
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