diminutive English

Meaning diminutive meaning

What does diminutive mean?

diminutive

— adjective (= lilliputian, petite, tiny, flyspeck) very small diminutive in stature a lilliputian chest of drawers her petite figure tiny feet the flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy

— noun a word that is formed with a suffix (such as -let or -kin) to indicate smallness

Synonyms diminutive synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as diminutive?

diminutive English » English

tiny

small

little

petite

wee

pygmy

miniature

undersized

minute

midget

lilliputian

dwarf

bantam

stunted

puny

mini

flyspeck

very small

toy

teeny

minuscule

microscopic

least

babylike

weeny

weak

uninfluential

unimpressive

unimposing

unimportant

undeveloped

trivial

teeny-weeny

subfusc

stoop-shouldered

smallness

small-time

slender

shrimpy

shrimpish

short

potty

pint-sized

pint-size

pigmy

piffling

piddling

picayune

paltry

null

Topics diminutive topics

What do people use diminutive to talk about?

States Big

Small

• What words describe something that is very small?
  tiny minute miniscule microscopic infinitesimal wee diminutive

States Big Long

Short, not tall

• What words describe someone who is very short?
  tiny diminutive puny