英语词汇“diminutive”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	diminutive
释义	adjective \| noun diminutivediminutive1 /dɪˈmɪnyət̮ɪv/ adjective formal Etymology ETYMOLOGYdiminutive¹ Origin: 1300-1400 French diminutif, from Latin minuere to make less Thesaurus THESAURUSnot large► small not large in size or amount: Rick has a small car. This T-shirt is too small for me. ► little small in size: Her shirt had little hearts on the front. ► petite small, short, and thin in an attractive way. Used about women and girls: Chuck is 6 feet tall, but he has always dated petite women. ► compact small, but comfortable, convenient, or easy to carry. Used about cars and other products that usually come in larger sizes: Compact cars are much easier to park. ► tiny very small: She was holding a tiny baby in her arms. ► miniature very small. Used about things that are normally a larger size: He makes miniature furniture for dollhouses. ► diminutive formal very small. Used especially about people: A diminutive man with a bow tie stood behind the desk. ► minute/minuscule extremely small: Even in minute amounts, the chemical is very harmful. ► microscopic extremely small and impossible to see without a scientific tool called a microscope: The microscopic cells in your body that absorb food are called microvilli. very small or short: a diminutive man► see thesaurus at small1 adjective \| noun diminutivediminutive2 noun [countable] eng. lang. arts a word formed by adding a diminutive suffix
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