diminutive
adjective
[ dɪˈmɪnjʊtɪv ]
• extremely or unusually small.
• "a diminutive figure dressed in black"
Similar:
tiny,
small,
little,
petite,
minute,
miniature,
mini,
minuscule,
microscopic,
nanoscopic,
small-scale,
compact,
pocket,
toy,
midget,
undersized,
short,
stubby,
elfin,
dwarfish,
dwarf,
pygmy,
bantam,
homuncular,
Lilliputian,
wee,
teeny,
weeny,
teeny-weeny,
teensy-weensy,
itty-bitty,
itsy-bitsy,
dinky,
baby,
pint-sized,
half-pint,
sawn-off,
knee-high to a grasshopper,
titchy,
ickle,
tiddly,
little-bitty,
vest-pocket,
diminutive
noun
• a diminutive word or suffix.
Origin:
late Middle English (as a grammatical term): from Old French diminutif, -ive, from late Latin diminutivus, from Latin deminut- ‘diminished’, from the verb deminuere (see diminish).
