Synonyms for diminutive
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : dih-min-yuh-tiv |
| Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈmɪn yə tɪv |
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Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for diminutive
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