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diminutive::noun | Spocien Dictionary
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Examples of diminutive
diminutive
These temperatures suggest the objects are diminutive stars called white dwarfs.
From the newscientist.com
Only three remain of the 124 diminutive actors who played the beloved Munchkins.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Have you ever seen a quarterback excite a defense more than the diminutive Hall?
From the stltoday.com
The diminutive WR has scored in four of seven games and has 518 receiving yards.
From the dailyherald.com
One wildcard is speedy-yet-diminutive redshirt freshman Marquis Maze of Tarrant.
From the al.com
Being diminutive in stature means shopping at the mall is, at best, frustrating.
From the orlandosentinel.com
This diminutive model is designed to stay on your camera and deploy when needed.
From the techcrunch.com
It could just as easily be a guy in gumboots or the diminutive lady at the back.
From the nzherald.co.nz
The diminutive Punto made 10 postseason starts at second base for the Cardinals.
From the heraldtribune.com
- A word that is formed with a suffix (such as -let or -kin) to indicate smallness
- Bantam: very small; "diminutive in stature"; "a lilliputian chest of drawers"; "her petite figure"; "tiny feet"; "the flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy"
- (diminutiveness) the property of being very small in size; "hence the minuteness of detail in the painting"
- In language structure, a diminutive, or diminutive form (abbreviated), is a formation of a word used to convey a slight degree of the root meaning, smallness of the object or quality named, encapsulation, intimacy, or endearment. ...
- A word form expressing smallness, youth, unimportance, or endearment; Very small; Serving to diminish
- (di-min'-u-tive) Something smaller than the regular size; on a smaller scale. For instance, the diminutive of the Bend is the Bendlet, being half its width.
- Any affix meaning "small." It can suggest cuteness or an emotional attachment. An example is the word piglet, where the diminutive alters the normal word pig.
- Any suffix which denotes smallness, youth, familiarity, or affection. Huggies diapers and Wheaties breakfast cereal come to mind.
- Small in size, tiny. a small person or thing
