Diminutive
/dəˈmɪn.jə.tɪv/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:16 ptsWWF:20 pts10 letters
Definition of Diminutive
noun
- (grammar) A word form expressing smallness, youth, unimportance, or endearment.
"Booklet, the diminutive of book, means ‘small book’."
adjective
- Very small.
- Serving to diminish.
- (grammar) Of or pertaining to, or creating a word form expressing smallness, youth, unimportance, or endearment.
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SYNONYMS
nomen deminutivumpet formlilliputiantiny
ANTONYMS
augmentativegigantichuge