Diminutive Definition & Meaning
diminutive
- adjective
- 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
Words that rhyme with diminutive
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- What does diminutive mean?
- very small; "diminutive in stature"; "a lilliputian chest of drawers"; "her petite figure"; "tiny feet"; "the flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy" a word that is formed with a suffix (such as -let or -kin) to indicate smallness
- What part of speech is diminutive?
- Diminutive is an adjective and a noun.
- How many definitions does diminutive have?
- Diminutive has 2 definitions across 2 parts of speech (adjective, noun).