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Synonyms for diminutiveness


Grammar : Noun
Spell : dih-min-yuh-tiv
Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈmɪn yə tɪv

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Définition of diminutiveness

Origin :
  • late 14c. (noun and adjective), from Old French diminutif (14c.), from Latin diminutivus, earlier deminutivus, from past participle stem of deminuere (see diminish).
  • As in smallness : noun littleness
Example sentences :
  • Thus you see the diminutiveness of this Earth as compared to the Sun.
  • Extract from : « The Spirit of God As Fire » by D. Mortimore
  • The diminutiveness of the prizes is emphasized if they are wrapped in a series of boxes, each one larger than the next.
  • Extract from : « Bright Ideas for Entertaining » by Mrs. Herbert B. Linscott
  • I knew him instantly from the pictures I had seen of him, but was surprised at the diminutiveness of his person.
  • Extract from : « Pencillings by the Way » by N. Parker Willis
  • Consequently he sits tall, and with the peculiar erectness of head and neck, his diminutiveness disappears.
  • Extract from : « Pencillings by the Way » by N. Parker Willis
  • The eggs of the hummingbird are white, but the diminutiveness of their receptacle is a sufficient concealment.
  • Extract from : « Riverby » by John Burroughs
  • If petty larceny be his offence, I exhort you, do not confound meanness of crime with diminutiveness of stature.
  • Extract from : « The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb » by Charles Lamb
  • So it goes all over Austria and Russia: the diminutiveness is plainly apparent.
  • Extract from : « Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, December 1898 » by Various
  • The diminutiveness of these small rooms admitted of their being infinitely multiplied.
  • Extract from : « The Wonders of Pompeii » by Marc Monnier
  • The diminutiveness of the nurse-perambulators is the most surprising part of the performance.
  • Extract from : « The Soul of the Far East » by Percival Lowell

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