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Diminutive Definition

diminutive

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English

WOTD - 8 April 2009

Etymology

From Old French diminutif (1398), from Latin diminutivum, from deminuere (“diminish”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

diminutive (comparative more diminutive, superlative most diminutive)

  1. Very small.
    • 2011 October 20, Jamie Lillywhite, “Tottenham 1 - 0 Rubin Kazan”, BBC Sport:
      Roman Sharonov rose unchallenged to head a corner wide, while diminutive winger Gokdeniz Karadeniz ghosted in with a diving header from the edge of the six-yard box that was acrobatically kept out by Gomes.
  2. Serving to diminish.

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Antonyms

Noun

diminutive (plural diminutives)

  1. (grammar) A word form expressing smallness, youth, unimportance, or endearment.
    Booklet, the diminutive of book, means ‘small book’.

Antonyms

Translations

grammar: word form expressing smallness

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Related terms

Danish

Adjective

diminutive

  1. definite of diminutiv
  2. plural of diminutiv

French

Adjective

diminutive f.

  1. feminine form of diminutif

Italian

Adjective

diminutive f.

  1. feminine plural form of diminutivo

 

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