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diminutive 音标拼音: [dɪm'ɪnjətɪv] a. 小的,小型的,指小的
n. 小的人,指小辞,指小词,爱称 小的,小型的,指小的小的人,指小辞,指小词,爱称 diminutive adj 1: very small; "diminutive in stature"; "a lilliputian chest of drawers"; "her petite figure"; "tiny feet"; "the flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy" [synonym: {bantam}, {diminutive}, {lilliputian}, {midget}, {petite}, {tiny}, {flyspeck}] n 1: a word that is formed with a suffix (such as -let or -kin) to indicate smallness Diminutive \Di*min"u*tive\, a. [Cf. L. deminutivus, F. diminutif.] 1. Below the average size; very small; little. [1913 Webster] 2. Expressing diminution; as, a diminutive word. [1913 Webster] 3. Tending to diminish. [R.] [1913 Webster] Diminutive of liberty. --Shaftesbury. [1913 Webster] Diminutive \Di*min"u*tive\, n. 1. Something of very small size or value; an insignificant thing. [1913 Webster] Such water flies, diminutives of nature. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. (Gram.) 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. [1913 Webster] Babyisms and dear diminutives. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster] Note: The word sometimes denotes a derivative verb which expresses a diminutive or petty form of the action, as scribble. [1913 Webster] 81 Moby Thesaurus words for "diminutive":
Lilliputian, affectionate name, baby, baby-sized, bantam, banty, button, byname, chit, cognomen, cognominal, compact, duodecimo, elfin, epithetic, featherweight, fingerling, formal, handy, honorific, hypocoristic, in name only, infinitesimal, lightweight, lilliputian, little, micro, microscopic, midget, mini, miniature, miniaturized, minikin, minimal, minnow, minny, minuscule, minute, mouse, nickname, nominal, nominative, nubbin, peewee, pet name, petite, pocket, pocket-sized, pony, pygmy, quasi, runt, self-called, self-christened, self-styled, shrimp, slip, small, small fry, small-scale, snip, snippet, so-called, sobriquet, soi-disant, subminiature, teensy-weensy, teeny, teeny-weeny, tiny, tit, titular, toy, twelvemo, undersized, vest-pocket, wart, wee, weeny, wisp, would-be
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