diminutive
kecil
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'
noun
kata pengecil
adjective
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example
His figure looked sadly 'diminutive' in a gray T-shirt and faded blue jeans.
But do not be put off by their 'diminutive' name or even by some of the many examples that have absolutely no interest to you.
Local election boards wrongly threw out virtually every signature that had been printed rather than written in cursive, as well as those with an initial or 'diminutive' form of the first name.
The name ‘baba’ is the colloquial Ukrainian word for woman or grandma, while ‘babka’ is a 'diminutive' of the same word.
I'm male and go by the Russian 'diminutive' of my legal name, Sasha.
The bones were found at Tio Gregorio - and the Spanish 'diminutive' for Gregorio is Goya.
All these years, he has kept the 'diminutive' name that his friends in the struggle gave him: Kecik, meaning small in the East Javanese dialect.
But even these 'diminutive' numbers tend to belie the extremely small spaces into which a ferret can fit.
His insistent sexual attentions and 'diminutive' pet names become less and less appropriate to the role she is now playing, and her self-image finally comes apart from the one her husband wants to impose on her.
The word is a 'diminutive' of inland navigator, referring to the men who built the canals that preceded the railways.
‘Right to the end she was a little feisty woman,’ Judy says, admitting she was a tad frightened of the 'diminutive' figure.
The rabbis rounded his name, added the 'diminutive' .
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.
He has shreds of European heritage from his Polish great-grandfather for whom he is named: Stasiu - a 'diminutive' of Stanislaus.
The word alone, derived from a 'diminutive' form of the Dutch name for cucumber, is enough to endear this crunchy pickle to anyone.
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.
Apparently the name Merkin comes from a 'diminutive' form of Matilda.
But then, in the happiest moment at Bighorn, he actually referred to himself in the 'diminutive' .
She was of 'diminutive' size and delicate health; she was pretty and clever and talented.
I dislike these nicknames because they're 'diminutive' .
Other ‘weight’ currencies are the peso (from Latin pensum ‘weight’) and its 'diminutive' , the peseta.
No wafer thin bangles, and modestly 'diminutive' chains here - the jewellery is unabashedly elaborate, studded with brilliant uncut rubies, diamonds and emeralds.
Our culture strangely gives value to the large and is dismissive of the 'diminutive' .
I believe that Liz, simply as the 'diminutive' of the name Elizabeth, has been suggested as the most likely source of the rock's name.
The word curriculum is derived from the Latin word for ‘race course’; the 'diminutive' , currus, means chariot.
You look it up in your book of babies' names: Sasha is a Russian 'diminutive' of Alexandra.
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.
As a child in Hungary, Janos was called by the 'diminutive' form of his name, Jancsi.
Of course, traditionally, as young unmarried women, they would have been called Fräulein, where the ending - lein is 'diminutive' .
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.
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