Word forms: comparative tinier, superlative tiniest
adjective
Something or someone that is tiny is extremely small.
The living room is tiny.
Though she was tiny, she had a very loud voice.
The crop represents a tiny fraction of U.S. production.
Synonyms: small, little, minute, slight More Synonyms of tiny
tiny in British English
(ˈtaɪnɪ)
adjectiveWord forms: tinier or tiniest
very small; minute
Derived forms
tinily (ˈtinily)
adverb
tininess (ˈtininess)
noun
Word origin
C16 tine, of uncertain origin
tiny in American English
(ˈtaɪni)
adjectiveWord forms: ˈtinier or ˈtiniest
very small; diminutive
SIMILAR WORDS: small
Word origin
< ME n. tine, a little (something)
Examples of 'tiny' in a sentence
tiny
Very recent indicators have shown a tiny bit more promise.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
The tiny amount of oxygen left for this action is almost complete gone.
The Sun (2016)
Sprinkle a tiny amount over your pillow then just breathe and relax.
The Sun (2016)
The pair face a dressing down from bosses after production staff spotted them emerging from the tiny room.
The Sun (2016)
Dress the rest of the thyme sprigs with a tiny bit of oil and sprinkle randomly on top.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Rogue landlords will be banned from cramming tenants into tiny box rooms in a government initiative to improve housing standards.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
And maybe a tiny bit smaller.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
She can see tiny bits but it isn't good.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The new gadget has a foam tip which collects a tiny amount of fluid from the corner of the eye and gives a reading in seconds.
The Sun (2016)
This means that the tiny Caribbean island will now be flush with US tourist dollars.
The Sun (2016)
United forced to change press conference arrangements due to sweltering heat in a tiny room.
The Sun (2016)
People live in tiny houses across the country and then you have all this wasted space.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Then improve it by a tiny amount.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
We were at a little restaurant on a tiny island.
The Sun (2010)
There was no big hangover and you just did a tiny bit.
The Sun (2012)
Just six tiny rooms linked by a notably poky staircase.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
It was a tiny house with two bedrooms and no electricity.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
She has only a tiny amount of sight in her left eye.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
She pauses and looks a tiny bit sad in a way that seems entirely genuine.
The Sun (2011)
All four shared a tiny dressing room.
John Fisher Tommy Cooper: Always Leave Them Laughing (2006)
Make-up artists swear that a tiny amount under the eyes can help to reduce bags.
The Sun (2012)
At first the tiniest amount of cardio work left me gasping for breath.
The Sun (2012)
Capital growth can also be an issue because tiny houses are a discretionary purchase that may flounder in a downturn.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
In the flesh she is a teeny, tiny woman and extremely feminine and pretty.
The Sun (2011)
Now the Russians have stepped in and offered to bung the tiny island some currency.
The Sun (2013)
She also displays the trait of self-importance by not giving the tiniest bit in any argument.
The Sun (2015)
That first day she was led up the back stairs to a tiny maid's room.
Louise Carpenter AN UNLIKELY COUNTESS: Lily Budge and the 13th Earl of Galloway (2004)
While on the run he lived in a bunker on a tiny island, eating fish and snakes cooked over a fire.
The Sun (2011)
But that's not so easy when you share a tiny flat with three ancient Hungarian relatives.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
They are very, very tiny and extremely claustrophobic, with tiny pedals.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
IT'S an age-old dilemma - do you go for a tiny flat in a great location or a larger house somewhere not so desirable?
The Sun (2013)
Eton waived fees for his last two years; he and his father lived in tiny flats, doing moonlit flits to avoid rent arrears.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
In other languages
tiny
British English: tiny /ˈtaɪnɪ/ ADJECTIVE
Someone or something that is tiny is extremely small.
She was tiny, but she had a very loud voice.
American English: tiny
Arabic: ضَغِيرٌ جِدّاً
Brazilian Portuguese: pequeno
Chinese: 微小的
Croatian: sićušan
Czech: drobný
Danish: lillebitte
Dutch: uiterst klein
European Spanish: diminuto
Finnish: pikkuruinen
French: minuscule
German: winzig
Greek: μικρούτσικος
Italian: minuscolo
Japanese: 小さな
Korean: 아주 작은
Norwegian: knøttlite
Polish: drobny
European Portuguese: pequeno
Romanian: micuț
Russian: крошечный
Latin American Spanish: diminuto
Swedish: mycket liten
Thai: เล็กมาก
Turkish: ufak
Ukrainian: крихітний
Vietnamese: nhỏ xíu
All related terms of 'tiny'
tiny cell
A cell is a small room in which a prisoner is locked . A cell is also a small room in which a monk or nun lives.
tiny tot
A tot is a very young child.
tiny budget
Your budget is the amount of money that you have available to spend . The budget for something is the amount of money that a person, organization , or country has available to spend on it.
tiny detail
The details of something are its individual features or elements.
tiny island
An island is a piece of land that is completely surrounded by water.
tiny speck
A speck is a very small stain , mark, or shape.
tiny creature
You can refer to any living thing that is not a plant as a creature , especially when it is of an unknown or unfamiliar kind. People also refer to imaginary animals and beings as creatures .
tiny flowers
A flower is the part of a plant which is often brightly coloured , grows at the end of a stem, and only survives for a short time.
tiny handful
A handful of people or things is a small number of them.
tiny portion
A portion is the amount of food that is given to one person at a meal .
tiny percentage
A percentage is a fraction of an amount expressed as a particular number of hundredths of that amount.
tiny proportion
A proportion of a group or an amount is a part of it.
Chinese translation of 'tiny'
tiny
(ˈtaɪnɪ)
adj
极(極)小的 (jí xiǎo de)
a tiny bit微乎其微 (wēi hū qí wēi)
(adjective)
Definition
very small
Though she was tiny, she had a very loud voice.
Synonyms
small
She is small for her age.
little
We sat round a little table.
minute
Only a minute amount is needed.
slight
It's only made a slight difference.
mini
wee
Fancy being so scared of a wee spider!
miniature
The farm has been selling miniature roses since 1979.
trifling
The guests had each paid £250, no trifling sum.
insignificant
negligible
Managers are convinced that the strike will have a negligible effect.
microscopic
microscopic fibres of protein
diminutive
a diminutive figure stood at the entrance
petite
puny
Our Kevin has always been a puny lad.
pint-sized (informal)
Two pint-sized kids emerged from a doorway.
infinitesimal
mineral substances present in infinitesimal amounts in the soil
teeny-weeny
Lilliputian
His vocabulary has shrunk to Lilliputian proportions.
dwarfish
teensy-weensy
pygmy or pigmy
Opposites
great
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huge
,
giant
,
massive
,
vast
,
enormous
,
immense
,
titanic
,
gigantic
,
monstrous
,
mammoth
,
colossal
,
gargantuan
,
extra-large
Additional synonyms
in the sense of diminutive
Definition
very small
a diminutive figure stood at the entrance
Synonyms
small,
little,
tiny,
minute,
pocket(-sized),
mini,
wee,
miniature,
petite,
midget,
undersized,
teeny-weeny,
Lilliputian,
bantam,
teensy-weensy,
pygmy or pigmy
in the sense of dwarfish
Synonyms
undersized,
small,
minute,
low,
short,
tiny,
miniature,
dwarfed,
stunted,
diminutive,
pint-size (informal),
teeny-weeny,
teensy-weensy,
runty,
knee high to a grasshopper (informal),
runtish,
pygmaean,
pygmy or pigmy
in the sense of infinitesimal
Definition
extremely small
mineral substances present in infinitesimal amounts in the soil
Synonyms
microscopic,
minute,
tiny,
wee,
atomic,
insignificant,
negligible,
minuscule,
teeny (informal),
teeny-weeny,
unnoticeable,
teensy-weensy,
inappreciable
Synonyms of 'tiny'
tiny
Explore 'tiny' in the dictionary
Additional synonyms
in the sense of Lilliputian
Definition
tiny
His vocabulary has shrunk to Lilliputian proportions.
Synonyms
tiny,
little,
small,
baby,
mini,
wee,
miniature,
dwarf,
diminutive,
bantam,
petite,
minuscule,
teeny (informal),
pocket-sized,
teeny-weeny,
teensy-weensy,
pygmy or pigmy
in the sense of little
Definition
of small or less than average size
We sat round a little table.
Synonyms
small,
minute,
short,
tiny,
mini,
wee,
compact,
miniature,
dwarf,
slender,
diminutive,
petite,
dainty,
elfin,
bijou,
infinitesimal,
teeny-weeny,
Lilliputian,
munchkin (informal, US),
teensy-weensy,
pygmy or pigmy
in the sense of microscopic
Definition
very small
microscopic fibres of protein
Synonyms
tiny,
minute,
invisible,
negligible,
minuscule,
imperceptible,
infinitesimal,
teeny-weeny,
teensy-weensy
in the sense of miniature
Definition
much smaller than usual
The farm has been selling miniature roses since 1979.
Synonyms
small,
little,
minute,
baby,
reduced,
tiny,
pocket,
toy,
mini,
wee,
dwarf,
scaled-down,
diminutive,
minuscule,
midget,
teeny-weeny,
Lilliputian,
teensy-weensy,
pygmy or pigmy
in the sense of minute
Definition
very small
Only a minute amount is needed.
Synonyms
small,
little,
tiny,
miniature,
slender,
fine,
microscopic,
diminutive,
minuscule,
infinitesimal,
teeny-weeny,
Lilliputian,
teensy-weensy
in the sense of negligible
Definition
so small or unimportant as to be not worth considering
Managers are convinced that the strike will have a negligible effect.