diminutive
diminutivo
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
diminutivo
adjective
diminutivo
example
You look it up in your book of babies' names: Sasha is a Russian 'diminutive' of Alexandra.
The rabbis rounded his name, added the 'diminutive' .
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.
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.
But even these 'diminutive' numbers tend to belie the extremely small spaces into which a ferret can fit.
Ke is a 'diminutive' suffix, conveying the sense of little in reference to the size of the dog.
‘Right to the end she was a little feisty woman,’ Judy says, admitting she was a tad frightened of the 'diminutive' figure.
But then, in the happiest moment at Bighorn, he actually referred to himself in the 'diminutive' .
A 'diminutive' figure in black, she nodded and smiled gently at the crowd.
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.
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 do not be put off by their 'diminutive' name or even by some of the many examples that have absolutely no interest to you.
It is hardly surprising therefore that the Arabic word for ‘garden’ should be the 'diminutive' of the word for ‘Paradise’.
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.
In 1928 he proclaimed himself King of Albania, taking the name Zog, a 'diminutive' of his family's surname.
No wafer thin bangles, and modestly 'diminutive' chains here - the jewellery is unabashedly elaborate, studded with brilliant uncut rubies, diamonds and emeralds.
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.
Its features include simplified grammar, exaggerated speech melody, 'diminutive' forms of words such as doggie, and a highly repetitive style.
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 curriculum is derived from the Latin word for ‘race course’; the 'diminutive' , currus, means chariot.
Apparently the name Merkin comes from a 'diminutive' form of Matilda.
His figure looked sadly 'diminutive' in a gray T-shirt and faded blue jeans.
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.
On the other hand, the 'diminutive' title slightly misleads.
Our culture strangely gives value to the large and is dismissive of the 'diminutive' .
Of course, traditionally, as young unmarried women, they would have been called Fräulein, where the ending - lein is 'diminutive' .
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.
I've often revelled in these 'diminutive' descriptors, because there's none other like me.
I'm male and go by the Russian 'diminutive' of my legal name, Sasha.
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