petite

pe·tite

P0221600 (pə-tēt′) adj. 1. Short and slender: This rack of clothing is for petite women. 2. Small in size or scope; tiny: "a bagel that is fairly petite by today's standards" (Ed Levine). See Synonyms at small. n. A clothing size for short, slender women.

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[French, feminine of petit, from Middle French, from Old French; see petit.]

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pe·tite′ness n.

petite

(pəˈtiːt) adj(of a woman) small, delicate, and dainty[C18: from French, feminine of petit small]

pe•tite

(pəˈtit)

adj. 1. (of a woman) short and having a small, trim figure; diminutive. n. 2. a size of garments for women of less than average height and with average or diminutive figures. 3. a garment in this size. [1705–15; < French; feminine of petit petit] pe•tite′ness, n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	petite - a garment size for short or slender womensize - the property resulting from being one of a series of graduated measurements (as of clothing); "he wears a size 13 shoe"
Adj.	1.	petite - very small; "diminutive in stature"; "a lilliputian chest of drawers"; "her petite figure"; "tiny feet"; "the flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy"bantam, diminutive, flyspeck, midget, tiny, lilliputianlittle, small - limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a little dining room"; "a little house"; "a small car"; "a little (or small) group"

petite

adjective small, little, slight, delicate, dainty, dinky (Brit. informal), elfin a petite young brunette

petite

adjectiveNotably below average in amount, size, or scope:bantam, little, small, smallish.

Translations

娇小的

petite

(pəˈtiːt) adjective (of women and girls) small and neat. That girl is very petite. (女子等)個子小的，嬌小的 娇小的