Associations to the word «Diminutive»
Noun
Adjective
- Plural
- Affectionate
- Feminine
- Masculine
- Slavic
- Latin
- Meaning
- Germanic
- Morphological
- Diminutive
- Gaelic
- Breton
- Root
- Sinister
- Russian
- Vulgar
- Singular
- Fairy
- Generic
- Pronounced
- Spanish
- Tiny
- Portuguese
- Greek
- Dutch
- Polish
- Czech
- Little
- Small
- Common
- Irish
- Pet
- Adjective
- Pragmatic
- Size
- Slovene
- Nominal
- Semantic
- Male
- Insignificant
- Perched
- Arabic
- Consonant
- Serbian
- Romance
- Cryptic
Wiktionary
DIMINUTIVE, adjective. Very small.
DIMINUTIVE, adjective. Serving to diminish.
DIMINUTIVE, adjective. (grammar) Of or pertaining to, or creating a word form expressing smallness, youth, unimportance, or endearment.
DIMINUTIVE, noun. (grammar) A word form expressing smallness, youth, unimportance, or endearment.
Dictionary definition
DIMINUTIVE, noun. A word that is formed with a suffix (such as -let or -kin) to indicate smallness.
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".
Wise words
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