diminutive
ಅಲ್ಪಾರ್ಥಕ
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.
example
Ke is a 'diminutive' suffix, conveying the sense of little in reference to the size of the dog.
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.
He has shreds of European heritage from his Polish great-grandfather for whom he is named: Stasiu - a 'diminutive' of Stanislaus.
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.
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.
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.
Other ‘weight’ currencies are the peso (from Latin pensum ‘weight’) and its 'diminutive' , the peseta.
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.
The word alone, derived from a 'diminutive' form of the Dutch name for cucumber, is enough to endear this crunchy pickle to anyone.
A 'diminutive' figure in black, she nodded and smiled gently at the crowd.
Of course, traditionally, as young unmarried women, they would have been called Fräulein, where the ending - lein is 'diminutive' .
In 1928 he proclaimed himself King of Albania, taking the name Zog, a 'diminutive' of his family's surname.
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.
She was oblivious to the gaunt 'diminutive' figure that stared back at her; just over five feet.
She was of 'diminutive' size and delicate health; she was pretty and clever and talented.
The Latin term Regulus was first applied by Copernicus as a 'diminutive' of its earlier form Rex, meaning King.
The bones were found at Tio Gregorio - and the Spanish 'diminutive' for Gregorio is Goya.
The name is derived from the 'diminutive' of Vouge, a small stream flowing through the village.
It is hardly surprising therefore that the Arabic word for ‘garden’ should be the 'diminutive' of the word for ‘Paradise’.
Apparently the name Merkin comes from a 'diminutive' form of Matilda.
No wafer thin bangles, and modestly 'diminutive' chains here - the jewellery is unabashedly elaborate, studded with brilliant uncut rubies, diamonds and emeralds.
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.
The unpredictable and random threat of such a devastating machine is at polar extremes from its 'diminutive' replica, which offers an intimate view of a closed and isolated community of sailors.
As they approached, the blast doors opened, revealing a 'diminutive' figure clothed in a heavy, light blue smock.
Its features include simplified grammar, exaggerated speech melody, 'diminutive' forms of words such as doggie, and a highly repetitive style.
You look it up in your book of babies' names: Sasha is a Russian 'diminutive' of Alexandra.
A 'diminutive' figure loiters at the back of the gallery.
The name ‘baba’ is the colloquial Ukrainian word for woman or grandma, while ‘babka’ is a 'diminutive' of the same word.
I dislike these nicknames because they're 'diminutive' .
Here, he seems to agree with him on the correct spelling of 'diminutive' forms.
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