English > diminutive: 2 senses > adjective 1| Meaning | Very small. |
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| Example | "diminutive in stature" |
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| Synonyms | bantam, lilliputian, midget, petite, tiny, flyspeck |
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| Broader | small, little | Limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent |
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| Spanish | chico, chiquito, diminutivo, diminuto, enano, insignificante, liliputiense, minúsculo, pequeñito, pequeño |
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| Catalan | diminut, esquifit, insignificant, lil·liputenc, menut, minúscul, nan, petit |
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| Nouns | diminutive | a word that is formed with a suffix (such as -let or -kin) to indicate smallness |
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| diminutiveness | the property of being very small in size |
