Definitions for diminutive

diminutive di·min·u·tive

Spelling: [dih-min-yuh-tiv]
IPA: /dɪˈmɪn yə tɪv/

Diminutive is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 16 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 20 points.

You can make 268 anagrams from letters in diminutive (deiiimntuv).

Definitions for diminutive

adjective

  1. small; little; tiny:
  2. Grammar. pertaining to or productive of a form denoting smallness, familiarity, affection, or triviality, as the suffix -let, in droplet from drop.

noun

  1. a small thing or person.
  2. Grammar. a diminutive element or formation.
  3. Heraldry. a charge, as an ordinary, smaller in length or breadth than the usual.

Origin of diminutive

1350-1400; Middle English Medieval Latin dīminūtīvus, equivalent to Latin dīminūt(us) lessened (for dēminūtus; see diminution) + -īvu

Examples for diminutive

Columbetta is the diminutive of columba, a dove; so called from the color of the plant.

Orcellus is a diminutive meaning a small cask; from orca, a cask.

The diminutive history teacher turned soldier once said he learned his trade in the bush.

Her style, much like her diminutive nickname, is best described as “Hamptons twee”—preppy and peppy.

Edmund Morgan, 97 diminutive, almost elfin in appearance, he bestrode his field like a colossus.

Paludosella is a diminutive of palus, gen. paludis, a swamp or marsh.

Cantharellus is a diminutive from a Greek word meaning a sort of drinking-cup.

Tyrion, now on the lam for patricide by crossbow, is destined for an unknown foreign port like a diminutive Edward Snowden.

Similar to the Space Shuttle in appearance, the diminutive X-37B is about a quarter the size of the old shuttles.

It is the diminutive of pluteus, a shed or penthouse, from its conical cap.

Word Value for diminutive
Scrable

16

Words with friends

20

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