diminutive
adj. tiny, minute, small; indicating smallness (Grammar) n. diminutive word or suffix (Grammar); word indicating small size (such as "booklet", etc.); shortened form of a name, name indicating fondness; very small person; very small thing | ||||
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Diminutive Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Diminutive
(n.)
Something of very small size or value; an insignificant thing.
(n.)
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.
(a.)
Tending to diminish.
(a.)
Expressing diminution; as, a diminutive word.
(a.)
Below the average size; very small; little.
(n.)
Something of very small size or value; an insignificant thing.
(n.)
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.
(a.)
Tending to diminish.
(a.)
Expressing diminution; as, a diminutive word.
(a.)
Below the average size; very small; little.
| WordNet 2.0 |
diminutive
Noun
1. a word that is formed with a suffix (such as -let or -kin) to indicate smallness
(hypernym) word
Adjective
1. very small; "diminutive in stature"; "a lilliputian chest of drawers"; "her petite figure"; "tiny feet"; "the flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy"
(synonym) bantam, lilliputian, midget, petite, tiny, flyspeck
(similar) small, little
Noun
1. a word that is formed with a suffix (such as -let or -kin) to indicate smallness
(hypernym) word
Adjective
1. very small; "diminutive in stature"; "a lilliputian chest of drawers"; "her petite figure"; "tiny feet"; "the flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy"
(synonym) bantam, lilliputian, midget, petite, tiny, flyspeck
(similar) small, little
| hEnglish - advanced version |
diminutive
diminutive
\di*min"u*tive\ (?), a. [cf. l. deminutivus, f. diminutif.]
1. below the average size; very small; little.
2. expressing diminution; as, a diminutive word.
3. tending to diminish. [r.] diminutive of liberty.
diminutive
\di*min"u*tive\, n. 1. something of very small size or value; an insignificant thing. such water flies, diminutives of nature.
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. babyisms and dear diminutives.
note: the word sometimes denotes a derivative verb which expresses a diminutive or petty form of the action, as scribble.
diminutive
adj : very small; "diminutive in stature"; "a lilliputian chest of drawers"; "her petite figure"; "tiny feet" [syn: bantam, lilliputian, midget, petite, tiny]
n : a word that is formed with a suffix (such as -let or -kin) to indicate smallness
diminutive
\di*min"u*tive\ (?), a. [cf. l. deminutivus, f. diminutif.]
1. below the average size; very small; little.
2. expressing diminution; as, a diminutive word.
3. tending to diminish. [r.] diminutive of liberty.
diminutive
\di*min"u*tive\, n. 1. something of very small size or value; an insignificant thing. such water flies, diminutives of nature.
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. babyisms and dear diminutives.
note: the word sometimes denotes a derivative verb which expresses a diminutive or petty form of the action, as scribble.
diminutive
adj : very small; "diminutive in stature"; "a lilliputian chest of drawers"; "her petite figure"; "tiny feet" [syn: bantam, lilliputian, midget, petite, tiny]
n : a word that is formed with a suffix (such as -let or -kin) to indicate smallness
| Concise English-Irish Dictionary v. 1.1 |
diminutive
beag, beagán
beag, beagán
| JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary |
Arddisum
Arddisum = a. diminutive
Arddisum = a. diminutive
Diminutive Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
| English-Latin Online Dictionary |
diminutive
vegrandis
vegrandis
Diminutive Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Diminutive
A diminutive 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. It is the opposite of an augmentative. While many languages apply the grammatical diminutive to nouns, a few also use it for adjectives.
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