diminutive (n.)

  1. a word that is formed with a suffix (such as -let or -kin) to indicate smallness

    diminutive (adj.)

  1. very small; diminutive in stature; a lilliputian chest of drawers; her petite figure; tiny feet; the flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy

    [ Syn: bantam , lilliputian , midget , petite , tiny , flyspeck ]

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