diminutive (Meaning)
diminutive (n)
a word that is formed with a suffix (such as -let or -kin) to indicate smallness
diminutive (s)
very small
diminutive (a.)
Below the average size; very small; little.
Expressing diminution; as, a diminutive word.
Tending to diminish.
diminutive (n.)
Something of very small size or value; an insignificant thing.
A derivative from a noun, denoting a small or a young object of the same kind with that denoted by the primitive; as, gosling, eaglet, lambkin.
Synonyms & Antonyms of diminutive
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
- grand
- sizeable
- massive
- goodly
- outsized
- sizable
- huge
- gigantic
- enormous
- husky
- oversized
- huge
- substantial
- handsome
- gigantic
- great
- enormous
- big
- oversized
- grand
- husky
- handsome
- vast
- giant
- outsized
- bulky
- large
- hefty
- outsize
- substantial
- sizable
- vast
- goodly
- voluminous
- sizeable
- oversize
- massive
- oversize
- hefty
- large
- big
- voluminous
- giant
- considerable
- great
- bulky
- considerable
- outsize
Synonyms:
- fine
- poor
- smallish
- spare
- sparse
- half-pint
- undersize
- pint-sized
- subnormal
- miniature
- mini
- pocket-size
- shrimpy
- pocket-sized
- undersized
- dinky
- stunted
- minuscule
- lacking
- slight
- Lilliputian
- puny
- pygmy
- slender
- toylike
- miniaturized
- dwarfish
- pint-size
- dwarf
- bantam
Antonyms:
- hulking
- heroical
- ample
- bountiful
- copious
- tremendous
- heroic
- mountainous
- monstrous
- immense
- mammoth
- thick
- generous
- overscale
- bountiful
- healthy
- whopping
- stupendous
- immense
- staggering
- fat
- appreciable
- liberal
- monumental
- plenteous
- mountainous
- king-sized
- humongous
- plenteous
- Himalayan
- galactic
- liberal
- boxcar
- king-sized
- heroical
- generous
- monstrous
- healthy
- abundant
- humungous
- boxcar
- wide
- plentiful
- appreciable
- humungous
- tidy
- largish
- monolithic
- monumental
- broad
- overscaled
- monolithic
- elephantine
- jumbo
- abundant
- tidy
- mammoth
- colossal
- prodigious
- cavernous
- biggish
- heroic
- overscale
- herculean
- prodigious
- copious
- Himalayan
- titanic
- cyclopean
- plentiful
- gargantuan
- staggering
- fat
- gargantuan
- king-size
- colossal
- thick
- overscaled
- humongous
- whacking
- cyclopean
- gross
- broad
- gross
- king-size
- ample
- whopping
- biggish
- whacking
- galactic
- elephantine
- cavernous
- herculean
- tremendous
- hulking
- wide
- titanic
- jumbo
- stupendous
- largish
Synonyms:
- bitty
- runty
- insufficient
- scrubby
- minikin
- weeny
- scant
- slim
- minim
- scarce
- scanty
- minute
- teeny-weeny
- wee
- deficient
- microscopical
- skimpy
- teensy
- niggardly
- pinpoint
- microscopic
- weensy
- meagre
- little bitty
- micro
- toy
- stingy
- wanting
- teeny
- inadequate
- teensy-weensy
- meager
- infinitesimal
- inappreciable
- capsule
Antonyms:
diminutive Sentence Examples
- The child gazed at the diminutive bird that rested on the tree branch.
- The diminutive size of the remote control car made it easy to maneuver in tight spaces.
- The diminutive garden was filled with a variety of tiny flowers and plants.
- The artist was known for his diminutive paintings that captured intricate details.
- The diminutive puppy wagged its tail excitedly as it played with its toys.
- The diminutive cottage had a cozy charm that appealed to many visitors.
- The diminutive statue was a replica of a famous artwork and was highly prized by its owner.
- The diminutive handwriting of the author made it difficult to decipher the text.
- The diminutive profits from the small business were reinvested to help it grow.
- The diminutive mouse scurried across the floor, searching for food.
FAQs About the word diminutive
a word that is formed with a suffix (such as -let or -kin) to indicate smallness, very smallBelow the average size; very small; little., Expressing diminution;
small, little, pocket, tiny, fine, poor, smallish, spare, sparse, half-pint
grand, sizeable, massive, goodly, outsized, sizable, huge, gigantic, enormous, husky
The child gazed at the diminutive bird that rested on the tree branch.
The diminutive size of the remote control car made it easy to maneuver in tight spaces.
The diminutive garden was filled with a variety of tiny flowers and plants.
The artist was known for his diminutive paintings that captured intricate details.
