DIMINUTIVE Synonyms
There is 1 hypernym of the word diminutive. (close relations)
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| Word | Save | More Find | Usage | Type | ||
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| lilliputian | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
adjective • tiny; relating to or characteristic of the imaginary country of Lilliput noun • a 6-inch tall inhabitant of Lilliput in a novel by Jonathan Swift • a very small person (resembling a Lilliputian) adjective satellite • very small • (informal) small and of little importance | ||||||
| tiny | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • very small | ||||||
| petite | adjectiveadj | |||||
noun • a garment size for short or slender women adjective satellite • very small | ||||||
| little | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||
adjective • limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent • (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with `a') at least some • low in stature; not tall; describing something or someone with a stature less than normal noun • a small amount or duration adverb • not much adjective satellite • (of children and animals) young, immature • (informal) small and of little importance • (of a voice) faint • lowercase • small in a way that arouses feelings (of tenderness or its opposite depending on the context) | ||||||
| mini | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • used of women's clothing; very short with hemline above the knee noun • a very short skirt | ||||||
| miniature | adjectiveadj | |||||
noun • painting or drawing included in a book (especially in illuminated medieval manuscripts) • a copy that reproduces a person or thing in greatly reduced size adjective satellite • being on a very small scale | ||||||
| pocket-sized | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • relatively moderate, limited, or small • small enough to be carried in a garment pocket | ||||||
| pygmy | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • any member of various peoples having an average height of less than five feet • an unusually small individual | ||||||
| small | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent noun • the slender part of the back • a garment size for a small person adverb • on a small scale adjective satellite • relatively moderate, limited, or small • (of children and animals) young, immature • slight or limited; especially in degree or intensity or scope • low or inferior in station or quality • lowercase • (of a voice) faint • have fine or very small constituent particles • not large but sufficient in size or amount • made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth) | ||||||
| wee | adjectiveadj | |||||
noun • a short time adjective satellite • (used informally) little or tiny • very early verb • eliminate urine | ||||||
| bantam | nounn | |||||
noun • any of various small breeds of fowl adjective satellite • very small | ||||||
| flyspeck | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a tiny dark speck made by the excrement of a fly adjective satellite • very small | ||||||
