Definition of diminutive

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Diminutive (a.) Tending to diminish.

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Denticulation :: Denticulation (n.) A diminutive tooth; a denticle.
Little :: Little (a.) Small in size or extent; not big; diminutive; -- opposed to big or large; as, a little body; a little animal; a little piece of ground; a little hill; a little distance; a little child..
Paleola :: Paleola (n.) A diminutive or secondary palea; a lodicule.
Elf :: Elf (n.) An imaginary supernatural being, commonly a little sprite, much like a fairy; a mythological diminutive spirit, supposed to haunt hills and wild places, and generally represented as delighting in mischievous tricks..
Diminute :: Diminute (a.) Small; diminished; diminutive.
Thing :: Thing (n.) A diminutive or slighted object; any object viewed as merely existing; -- often used in pity or contempt.
Runty :: Runty (a.) Like a runt; diminutive; mean.
Fairy :: Fairy (n.) An imaginary supernatural being or spirit, supposed to assume a human form (usually diminutive), either male or female, and to meddle for good or evil in the affairs of mankind; a fay. See Elf, and Demon..
Johnny :: Johnny (n.) A familiar diminutive of John.
Kin :: kin () A diminutive suffix; as, manikin; lambkin..
Whippersnapper :: Whippersnapper (n.) A diminutive, insignificant, or presumptuous person..
Elf :: Elf (n.) A very diminutive person; a dwarf.
Sylphine :: Sylphid (n.) A little sylph; a young or diminutive sylph.
Diminutely :: Diminutely (adv.) Diminutively.
Chicky :: Chicky (n.) A chicken; -- used as a diminutive or pet name, especially in calling fowls..
Lacinula :: Lacinula (n.) A diminutive lacinia.
#NAME? :: -ing () A suffix formerly used to form diminutives; as, lording, farthing..
Diminutive :: Diminutive (a.) Tending to diminish.
Midget :: Midget (n.) A very diminutive person.
#NAME? :: -ish () A suffix used to from adjectives from nouns and from adjectives. It denotes relation, resemblance, similarity, and sometimes has a diminutive force; as, selfish, boyish, brutish; whitish, somewhat white..
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