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Meaning of diminutive

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

diminutive

Pronunciation:/dəˈmɪn.jə.tɪv//dəˈmɪn.jə.tɪv/

noun

Definitions

(grammar) A word form expressing smallness, youth, unimportance, or endearment.
Example: Booklet, the diminutive of book, means ‘small book’.
Synonyms:nomen deminutivumpet form
Antonyms:augmentative

adjective

Definitions

Very small.
Synonyms:lilliputiantiny
Antonyms:gigantichuge
Serving to diminish.
(grammar) Of or pertaining to, or creating a word form expressing smallness, youth, unimportance, or endearment.
Antonyms:augmentative

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/diminutive