'Diminutive' definitions:

Definition of 'diminutive'

(from WordNet)
adjective
Very small; "diminutive in stature"; "a lilliputian chest of drawers"; "her petite figure"; "tiny feet"; "the flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy" [syn: bantam, diminutive, lilliputian, midget, petite, tiny, flyspeck]
noun
A word that is formed with a suffix (such as -let or -kin) to indicate smallness

Definition of 'Diminutive'

From: GCIDE
  • Diminutive \Di*min"u*tive\, n.
  • 1. Something of very small size or value; an insignificant thing. [1913 Webster]
  • Such water flies, diminutives of nature. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Gram.) A derivative from a noun, denoting a small or a young object of the same kind with that denoted by the primitive; as, gosling, eaglet, lambkin. [1913 Webster]
  • Babyisms and dear diminutives. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: The word sometimes denotes a derivative verb which expresses a diminutive or petty form of the action, as scribble. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Diminutive'

From: GCIDE
  • Diminutive \Di*min"u*tive\, a. [Cf. L. deminutivus, F. diminutif.]
  • 1. Below the average size; very small; little. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Expressing diminution; as, a diminutive word. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Tending to diminish. [R.] [1913 Webster]
  • Diminutive of liberty. --Shaftesbury. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'diminutive'

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Words containing 'Diminutive'