Diminutive

noun

Word Frequency: 1.1

Definitions

1.noun(grammar) A word form expressing smallness, youth, unimportance, or endearment.

"Booklet, the diminutive of book, means ‘small book’."

2.adjectiveVery small.

3.adjectiveServing to diminish.

4.adjective(grammar) Of or pertaining to, or creating a word form expressing smallness, youth, unimportance, or endearment.

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