diminutive

Phonetic

US /dɪˈmɪnjətɪv/UK /dɪˈmɪnjətɪv/

Translations

ADJVery small., Serving to diminish., Of or pertaining to, or creating a word form expressing smallness, youth, unimportance, or endearment.
NOUNA word form expressing smallness, youth, unimportance, or endearment.

Variants

  • diminutives: Plural

Examples

  • While this decreased the distance that fans and players needed to commute , Qatar itself struggled to accommodate the numbers of arriving fans with its diminutive amount of space

    Source:en.wikipedia.org

  • and its diminutive

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  • Even the diminutive Authentics 200 has weight to it, but as you move up the

    Source:www.theverge.com

  • This Diminutive/dɪˈmɪnjətɪv/ Reptile/ˈreptaɪl/ Plays Rock-Paper-Scissors

    Source:www.nytimes.com

  • He constructed not only a marionette stage for his actors, but an orchestra of puppets with an animated little leader, and diminutive spectators in the front boxes, a little lady with an opera glass, another with a fan, perfectly gowned in the latest fashions, applauding or chatting after the approved manner.

    Source:www.gutenberg.org

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