diminutive

Meaning

Adj

1. Very small.
2. (obsolete) Serving to diminish.
3. Of or pertaining to, or creating a word form expressing smallness, youth, unimportance, or endearment.

Noun

A word form expressing smallness, youth, unimportance, or endearment.

Opposite of

huge, gigantic, augmentative

Synonyms

tiny

small

little

petite

wee

pygmy

miniature

bantam

undersized

dwarf

minute

midget

lilliputian

stunted

puny

flyspeck

mini

babylike

least

microscopic

minuscule

teeny

toy

very small

invalid

insignificant

minimal

minimum

bitsy

inconsiderable

neat

nickel-and-dime

nickname

niggling

no-account

paltry

hunchbacked

picayune

piddling

piffling

pigmy

pint-sized

potty

gentle

fewness

short

slender

feeble

smallness

small-time

Translations

diminutif

diminutivo

Diminutiv

diminutivo

diminutivo

winzig

minuscolo

υποκοριστικό

diminuto

minuscule

diminutief

Verkleinerungsform

verkleinwoord

petit

luttel

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dɪˈmɪn.jʊ.tɪv/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English diminutif, derived from Old French diminutif, derived from Latin dīminutīv|us, ~a, ~um (adjective), from dīminūt|us, ~a, ~um (participle), perfect passive participle of dīmin|uō, ~uere, ~uī, ~ūtum (verb). First attested in 1398.