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- Dictionarydi·min·u·tive/dəˈminyədiv/
adjective
- 1. extremely or unusually small: "a diminutive figure dressed in black"
noun
- 1. a diminutive word or suffix.
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The meaning of DIMINUTIVE is a word, affix, or name usually indicating small size : a diminutive word, affix, or name. How to use diminutive in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Diminutive.
a word or part of a word that expresses the fact that something is small, often used either to show affection or to suggest something or someone is not important: The findings do not support previous studies on gender differences in parental use of diminutives with young children.
Diminutive definition: small; little; tiny. See examples of DIMINUTIVE used in a sentence.
a word or part of a word that expresses the fact that something is small, often used either to show affection or to suggest something or someone is not important: The findings do not support previous studies on gender differences in parental use of diminutives with young children.
Diminutive means small. A diminutive person is short and small. A diminutive word is a "cute" version of a word or name: for example, "duckling" is a diminutive of "duck" and Billy is a diminutive form of the name William.
A diminutive is a suffix which is added to a word to show affection or to indicate that something is small. For example, '-ie' and '-ette' are diminutives, for example in 'doggie' and ' statuette'.
Noun. Filter. adjective. Extremely or extraordinarily small. American Heritage. Much smaller than ordinary or average; very small; tiny. Webster's New World. Of or being a suffix that indicates smallness or, by semantic extension, qualities such as youth, familiarity, affection, or contempt, as -let in booklet, -kin in lambkin, or -et in nymphet.
1. very small; tiny. 2. (Linguistics) grammar. a. denoting an affix added to a word to convey the meaning small or unimportant or to express affection, as for example the suffix -ette in French. b. denoting a word formed by the addition of a diminutive affix. n. 3. (Grammar) grammar a diminutive word or affix. 4. a tiny person or thing.
diminutive meaning, definition, what is diminutive: small: Learn more.
Definition of diminutive adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
