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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Diminutive \Di*min"u*tive\, a. [Cf. L. deminutivus, F.
     diminutif.]
     1. Below the average size; very small; little.
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     2. Expressing diminution; as, a diminutive word.
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     3. Tending to diminish. [R.]
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              Diminutive of liberty.                --Shaftesbury.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Diminutive \Di*min"u*tive\, n.
     1. Something of very small size or value; an insignificant
        thing.
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              Such water flies, diminutives of nature. --Shak.
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     2. (Gram.) A derivative from a noun, denoting a small or a
        young object of the same kind with that denoted by the
        primitive; as, gosling, eaglet, lambkin.
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              Babyisms and dear diminutives.        --Tennyson.
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     Note: The word sometimes denotes a derivative verb which
           expresses a diminutive or petty form of the action, as
           scribble.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Diminutive \Di*min"u*tive\, a. [Cf. L. deminutivus, F.
     diminutif.]
     1. Below the average size; very small; little.
  
     2. Expressing diminution; as, a diminutive word.
  
     3. Tending to diminish. [R.]
  
              Diminutive of liberty.                --Shaftesbury.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Diminutive \Di*min"u*tive\, n.
     1. Something of very small size or value; an insignificant
        thing.
  
              Such water flies, diminutives of nature. --Shak.
  
     2. (Gram.) A derivative from a noun, denoting a small or a
        young object of the same kind with that denoted by the
        primitive; as, gosling, eaglet, lambkin.
  
              Babyisms and dear diminutives.        --Tennyson.
  
     Note: The word sometimes denotes a derivative verb which
           expresses a diminutive or petty form of the action, as
           scribble.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  diminutive
       adj : very small; "diminutive in stature"; "a lilliputian chest of
             drawers"; "her petite figure"; "tiny feet"; "the
             flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy"
             [syn: bantam, lilliputian, midget, petite, tiny,
              flyspeck]
       n : a word that is formed with a suffix (such as -let or -kin)
           to indicate smallness

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  diminutive
     Αγγλικά a.
     1 μικροσκοπικός
     2 λεκτικά/σχηματικά υποβαθμιστικός
     3 σμικρυντικός
     Αγγλικά n.
     υποκοριστικό

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  diminutive
     Danish a.
     1 (inflection of da diminutiv  def)
     2 (plural of da diminutiv)
     French a.
     (feminine singular of fr diminutif)
     Italian a.
     (feminine plural of it diminutivo)
     Norwegian Nynorsk a.
     (inflection of nn diminutiv  def:sg//p)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Diminutive
     German n.
     (inflection of de Diminutiv  nom//acc//gen p)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  diminutive
     a.
     Very small.
     n.
     (lb en grammar) A word form expressing smallness, youth,
  unimportance, or endearment.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  diminutive
     Danish a.
     1 (inflection of da diminutiv  def)
     2 (plural of da diminutiv)
     French a.
     (feminine singular of fr diminutif)
     Italian a.
     (feminine plural of it diminutivo)
     Norwegian Nynorsk a.
     (inflection of nn diminutiv  def:sg//p)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Diminutive
     German n.
     (inflection of de Diminutiv  nom//acc//gen p)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  diminutive
     Danish a.
     1 (inflection of da diminutiv  def)
     2 (plural of da diminutiv)
     French a.
     (feminine singular of fr diminutif)
     Italian a.
     (feminine plural of it diminutivo)
     Norwegian Nynorsk a.
     (inflection of nn diminutiv  def:sg//p)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Diminutive
     German n.
     (inflection of de Diminutiv  nom//acc//gen p)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  diminutive
     Englanti a.
     (''kielitiede'') diminutiivinen
     Englanti n.
     (''kielitiede'') diminutiivi

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  diminutive
     Engelska a.
     diminutiv
     Engelska n.
     (tagg lingvistik språk=en) diminutiv

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]


  diminutive
     a.
     (böjning sv adj diminutiv)

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:deu-eng ]


  Diminutive /dˌiːmiːnuːtˈiːvə/ 
  diminutives
     Synonyms: Deminutive, Diminutiva
  
   see: Diminutiv, Deminutiv, Diminutivum, Verkleinerungsform eines Substantivs

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  diminutive /dɪmˈɪnjuːtˌɪv/
  klein

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Diminutive /dɪmˈɪnjuːtˌɪv/
  ضئيل

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  diminutive //dəˈmɪn.jə.tɪv// //dɪˈmɪn.jə.tɪv// //dɪˈmɪn.jʊ.tɪv// 
  1. умалително име
  grammar
  2. умали́телен
  serving to diminish
  3. миниатю́рен, мъничък
  very small

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  diminutive //dəˈmɪn.jə.tɪv// //dɪˈmɪn.jə.tɪv// //dɪˈmɪn.jʊ.tɪv// 
  умали́телно и́ме
  grammar: word form expressing smallness