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Diminutive

  1. noun

    a word that is formed with a suffix (such as -let or -kin) to indicate smallness

  2. adjective

    very small

    diminutive in stature

    Similar: bantam, lilliputian, midget, petite, tiny, flyspeck

Word family

diminutiveness · diminutively

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