diminutive
Synonyms
lessen
reduce
contract
curtail
dwarf
decrease
subside
shorten
abate
retrenchlittle
diminutive
slight
minute
feeble
trivial
insignificant
paltry
narrow
mean
weak
slender
fine
inferior
Antonyms
increase
enlarge
expand
extend
amplify
magnifygreat
large
big
considerable
bulky
extensive
ample
spacious
stout
strong
important
broad
liberal
Di*min"u*tive, a. Etym: [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. 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.) Defn: 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.