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Meanings of
diminutive
in inglés
ruso
диминутив
portugués
diminutivo
español
diminutivo
catalán
diminutiu
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Word modified to convey a slighter degree of its root meaning.
dim
augmentative
español
diminutivo
Very small in size.
tiny
petite
midget
bantam
lilliputian
flyspeck
Related terms
little
small
Usage of
diminutive
in inglés
1
It was the way he said his name, still using the
diminutive
.
2
Despite her
diminutive
size, she gave a good impression of fierce looming.
3
Eberhard lighted the six candles of a chandelier in his
diminutive
room.
4
The HP Veer is a pretty great phone, despite its
diminutive
appearance.
5
Lysandra stiffened at his familiar use of her name in the
diminutive
.
6
The Robin and a few
diminutive
Fly-Catchers are almost the only exceptions.
7
Mrs. Thalassa sought consolation in two packs of
diminutive
and dog-eared cards.
8
Does sheer rumor volume suggest a
diminutive
iPad is all but certain?
9
John raised the
diminutive
perch into the air and regarded it glumly.
10
The reading-desk stands opposite the pulpit, and looks very broad and
diminutive
.
11
He searched in his breast pocket and brought out a
diminutive
pocket-book.
12
With his
diminutive
frame, the boy looks much younger than his age.
13
Ana had played it perfectly, coming across as flighty,
diminutive
,
and weak.
14
Singleton was a
diminutive
,
dwarfish personage; he looked like a precocious child.
15
Róisín is Irish and the
diminutive
of Róis, meaning Rose in English.
16
There's more to the Caribbean island capital than its
diminutive
dimensions insinuate.
Other examples for "diminutive"
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About this term
diminutive
Adjective
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
diminutive size
diminutive stature
diminutive figure
so diminutive
diminutive form
More collocations
Translations for
diminutive
ruso
диминутив
уменьшительная форма
деминутив
portugués
diminutivo
español
diminutivo
catalán
diminutiu
Diminutive
through the time
Diminutive
across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common