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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