Associations to the word «Diminutive»
Noun
Adjective
- Plural
- Affectionate
- Feminine
- Masculine
- Slavic
- Latin
- Meaning
- Germanic
- Morphological
- Diminutive
- Gaelic
- Breton
- Root
- Sinister
- Russian
- Vulgar
- Singular
- Fairy
- Generic
- Pronounced
- Spanish
- Tiny
- Portuguese
- Greek
- Dutch
- Polish
- Czech
- Little
- Small
- Common
- Irish
- Pet
- Adjective
- Pragmatic
- Size
- Slovene
- Nominal
- Semantic
- Male
- Insignificant
- Perched
- Arabic
- Consonant
- Serbian
- Romance
- Cryptic
Wiktionary
DIMINUTIVE, adjective. Very small.
DIMINUTIVE, adjective. Serving to diminish.
DIMINUTIVE, adjective. (grammar) Of or pertaining to, or creating a word form expressing smallness, youth, unimportance, or endearment.
DIMINUTIVE, noun. (grammar) A word form expressing smallness, youth, unimportance, or endearment.
Dictionary definition
DIMINUTIVE, noun. A word that is formed with a suffix (such as -let or -kin) to indicate smallness.
DIMINUTIVE, adjective. Very small; "diminutive in stature"; "a lilliputian chest of drawers"; "her petite figure"; "tiny feet"; "the flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy".
Wise words
Every day we should hear at least one little song, read one
good poem, see one exquisite picture, and, if possible,
speak a few sensible words.