di|min´u|tive|ness

di|min´u|tive|ness
di|min|u|tive «duh MIHN yuh tihv», adjective, noun.
–adj.
1. small; little; tiny: »

diminutive china figures. The doll's house contained diminutive furniture.

 SYNONYM(S): minute. See syn. under little. (Cf. ↑little)
2. Grammar. expressing smallness: »

“Droplet” and “lambkin” have diminutive endings. In most languages the objects of love are spoken of under diminutive epithets (Edmund Burke).

–n.
1. a small person or thing; a miniature.
2. Grammar. a word or part of a word expressing smallness. The suffixes -ling, -let, and -kin are called diminutives. Example: »

Droplet = a small drop.

╂[< Medieval Latin diminutivus < Latin dīminuere; see etym. under diminish (Cf. ↑diminish)]
–di|min´u|tive|ly, adverb.
–di|min´u|tive|ness, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • di|min´u|tive|ly — di|min|u|tive «duh MIHN yuh tihv», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. small; little; tiny: »diminutive china figures. The doll s house contained diminutive furniture. SYNONYM(S): minute. See syn. under little. (Cf. ↑little) 2 …   Useful english dictionary

  • di|min|u|tive — «duh MIHN yuh tihv», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. small; little; tiny: »diminutive china figures. The doll s house contained diminutive furniture. SYNONYM(S): minute. See syn. under little. (Cf. ↑little) 2 …   Useful english dictionary

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  • min — al·bu·min·uria; al·u·min·ic; al·u·min·i·um; a·min; an·chi·mono·min·er·al; an·ti·vi·ta·min; ar·min·ian·ism; asc·hel·min·thes; avi·ta·min·o·sis; ax·min·ster; az·o·lit·min; bad·min·ton; bar·a·min; ben·ja·min·ite; blood al·bu·min; brah·min;… …   English syllables

  • ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… …   English syllables

  • diminutiveness — di·min·u·tive·ness …   English syllables

  • di — di·al·able; di·al; di·al·de·hyde; di·a·lec·tal; di·a·lec·tal·ism; di·a·lec·tic; di·a·lec·ti·cal; di·a·lec·ti·cal·ly; di·a·lec·ti·cian; di·a·lec·to·log·i·cal; di·a·lec·tol·o·gist; di·a·lec·tol·o·gy; di·a·lis·ter; di·alkylamine; di·al·lage;… …   English syllables

  • diminutive — di•min•u•tive [[t]dɪˈmɪn yə tɪv[/t]] adj. 1) much smaller than the average or usual; tiny 2) gram. pertaining to or productive of a form denoting smallness, familiarity, affection, or triviality, as the suffix let in droplet from drop[/ex] 3)… …   From formal English to slang

  • Diminutiveness — Di*min u*tive*ness, n. The quality of being diminutive; smallness; littleness; minuteness. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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