diminutive
சிறிய
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'
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example
As they approached, the blast doors opened, revealing a 'diminutive' figure clothed in a heavy, light blue smock.
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.
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.
No wafer thin bangles, and modestly 'diminutive' chains here - the jewellery is unabashedly elaborate, studded with brilliant uncut rubies, diamonds and emeralds.
It is hardly surprising therefore that the Arabic word for ‘garden’ should be the 'diminutive' of the word for ‘Paradise’.
Had he been in any other situation, the prince would have said something to counter the 'diminutive' titles that the man had given him and his father.
I've often revelled in these 'diminutive' descriptors, because there's none other like me.
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.
But even these 'diminutive' numbers tend to belie the extremely small spaces into which a ferret can fit.
Here, he seems to agree with him on the correct spelling of 'diminutive' forms.
The word alone, derived from a 'diminutive' form of the Dutch name for cucumber, is enough to endear this crunchy pickle to anyone.
The bones were found at Tio Gregorio - and the Spanish 'diminutive' for Gregorio is Goya.
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' .
Its features include simplified grammar, exaggerated speech melody, 'diminutive' forms of words such as doggie, and a highly repetitive style.
She was oblivious to the gaunt 'diminutive' figure that stared back at her; just over five feet.
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.
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.
In 1928 he proclaimed himself King of Albania, taking the name Zog, a 'diminutive' of his family's surname.
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.
The Latin term Regulus was first applied by Copernicus as a 'diminutive' of its earlier form Rex, meaning King.
But then, in the happiest moment at Bighorn, he actually referred to himself in 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.
He has shreds of European heritage from his Polish great-grandfather for whom he is named: Stasiu - a 'diminutive' of Stanislaus.
The word is a 'diminutive' of inland navigator, referring to the men who built the canals that preceded the railways.
Ke is a 'diminutive' suffix, conveying the sense of little in reference to the size of the dog.
A 'diminutive' figure loiters at the back of the gallery.
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.
Our culture strangely gives value to the large and is dismissive of the 'diminutive' .
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