diminutive
અલ્પતા
definition
noun
It is the role of giant ruffians like me to fall before doughty diminutives like him, and each of us must play our part in that ancient story.
a smaller or shorter thing, in particular.
adjective
a diminutive figure dressed in black
extremely or unusually small.
translation of 'diminutive'
અતિ લઘુ,
અલ્પતા,
નાનું,
લઘુતાવાચક,
નાજુક
example
But even these 'diminutive' numbers tend to belie the extremely small spaces into which a ferret can fit.
His figure looked sadly 'diminutive' in a gray T-shirt and faded blue jeans.
Bass from the subwoofer is powerful enough to put the boom into explosive cinematic action, while CDs or MP3s played through the 'diminutive' unit sound clear and subtle - a neat trick for a player at this price.
Reluctant to allow myself to be intimidated by a 'diminutive' Frenchman who makes slightly effete music, I want to do the same back, but have just spotted that his trousers are half-undone.
The earliest were over 20 cm in height, and the Italian 'diminutive' refers to the reduced measurement of 14 cm, introduced when the first public opera houses opened in Venice.
You look it up in your book of babies' names: Sasha is a Russian 'diminutive' of Alexandra.
She was of 'diminutive' size and delicate health; she was pretty and clever and talented.
Our culture strangely gives value to the large and is dismissive of the 'diminutive' .
The word alone, derived from a 'diminutive' form of the Dutch name for cucumber, is enough to endear this crunchy pickle to anyone.
The word curriculum is derived from the Latin word for ‘race course’; the 'diminutive' , currus, means chariot.
Chinese elm has been a popular tree for small gardens because of its 'diminutive' proportions and pleasant rounded canopy, but again, seeding can be a problem.
Of course, traditionally, as young unmarried women, they would have been called Fräulein, where the ending - lein is 'diminutive' .
The rabbis rounded his name, added the 'diminutive' .
The 'diminutive' mother sat protectively on a neighboring branch but did not interfere allowing the woman to produce one of the most charming sequences of wildlife photos I've ever seen.
As a child in Hungary, Janos was called by the 'diminutive' form of his name, Jancsi.
It is hardly surprising therefore that the Arabic word for ‘garden’ should be the 'diminutive' of the word for ‘Paradise’.
But while she is no softie and revels in a little rough-and-tumble now and again, her 'diminutive' figure belies the true extent of her football potential.
In front of the two male imperial figures a 'diminutive' courtier or herald holds open the scroll, presumably reading aloud the announcement of the betrothal.
In any case, whatever the cause of the conflict, it is inevitable that the small dog, simply because of its 'diminutive' stature, takes the brunt of the conflict, be it an attack or a warning growl and pin to the ground.
Sarah is a 'diminutive' figure on stage, but when she sings her heavenly voice instantly makes her the centre of attention.
In 1928 he proclaimed himself King of Albania, taking the name Zog, a 'diminutive' of his family's surname.
The mammoth and the sabre-toothed tiger may have long since passed into the palaeontology history books but one of their contemporaries, a 'diminutive' snail, is clinging to existence in Yorkshire.
Its features include simplified grammar, exaggerated speech melody, 'diminutive' forms of words such as doggie, and a highly repetitive style.
The name ‘baba’ is the colloquial Ukrainian word for woman or grandma, while ‘babka’ is a 'diminutive' of the same word.
As they approached, the blast doors opened, revealing a 'diminutive' figure clothed in a heavy, light blue smock.
I dislike these nicknames because they're 'diminutive' .
A 'diminutive' figure in black, she nodded and smiled gently at the crowd.
The word is a 'diminutive' of inland navigator, referring to the men who built the canals that preceded the railways.
His collection of approximately one hundred and twenty-five antique, renaissance and eighteenth century decorative gems is a perfect example of his delight in the 'diminutive' .
Here, he seems to agree with him on the correct spelling of 'diminutive' forms.
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