Diminutive
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English
Adjective
Diminutive (comparative more Diminutive, superlative most Diminutive)
Synonyms
- (very small): lilliputian, tiny
Antonyms
- (very small): huge, gigantic
- (serving to diminish): augmentative
Noun
Diminutive (plural Diminutives)- (grammar) A word form expressing smallness or youth.
- Booklet, the diminutive of book, means ‘small book’.
Antonyms
Thesaurus
Lilliputian, affectionate name, baby, baby-sized, bantam, banty, button, byname, chit, cognomen, cognominal, compact, duodecimo, elfin, epithetic, featherweight, fingerling, formal, handy, honorific, hypocoristic, in name only, infinitesimal, lightweight, lilliputian, little, micro, microscopic, midget, mini, miniature, miniaturized, minikin, minimal, minnow, minny, minuscule, minute, mouse, nickname, nominal, nominative, nubbin, peewee, pet name, petite, pocket, pocket-sized, pony, pygmy, quasi, runt, self-called, self-christened, self-styled, shrimp, slip, small, small fry, small-scale, snip, snippet, so-called, sobriquet, soi-disant, subminiature, teensy-weensy, teeny, teeny-weeny, tiny, tit, titular, toy, twelvemo, undersized, vest-pocket, wart, wee, weeny, wisp, would-be