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diminutiveness Definition


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diminutive
adj
    1. Very small.
      Thesaurus: tiny, short, miniature, petite, undersized, pygmy, wee, midget, lilliputian, dinky (slang); Antonym: enormous, oversize.
noun
    1. An ending added to a word to indicate smallness, eg -let in booklet.
      Form: diminutive suffix (also called)
    2. A word formed in this way.
Derivative: diminutively
adverb
    Derivative: diminutiveness
    noun
      Etymology: 16c as adj; 14c as noun: from Latin deminuere to make less.



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