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Antonyms for diminutive


Grammar : Adj
Spell : dih-min-yuh-tiv
Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈmɪn yə tɪv



Definition of diminutive

Origin :
  • late 14c. (noun and adjective), from Old French diminutif (14c.), from Latin diminutivus, earlier deminutivus, from past participle stem of deminuere (see diminish).
  • adj tiny, petite
Example sentences :
  • Columbetta is the diminutive of columba, a dove; so called from the color of the plant.
  • Extract from : « The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise » by M. E. Hard
  • Orcellus is a diminutive meaning a small cask; from orca, a cask.
  • Extract from : « The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise » by M. E. Hard
  • Cantharellus is a diminutive from a Greek word meaning a sort of drinking-cup.
  • Extract from : « The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise » by M. E. Hard
  • Paludosella is a diminutive of palus, gen. paludis, a swamp or marsh.
  • Extract from : « The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise » by M. E. Hard
  • It is the diminutive of pluteus, a shed or penthouse, from its conical cap.
  • Extract from : « The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise » by M. E. Hard
  • It is so that God transforms us into a diminutive part-likeness of Himself.
  • Extract from : « The Golden Fountain » by Lilian Staveley
  • Mrs. Tidditt, diminutive but combative, offered a suggestion.
  • Extract from : « Fair Harbor » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln
  • Who is so foolish as to chastise or instruct the ugly, or the diminutive, or the feeble?
  • Extract from : « Protagoras » by Plato
  • She, was as diminutive and weakened as he was ponderous and heavy.
  • Extract from : « The Martian Cabal » by Roman Frederick Starzl
  • One is struck by the diminutive size of the native men and women at Tlaxcala.
  • Extract from : « Aztec Land » by Maturin M. Ballou

Synonyms for diminutive

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