smallness
71diminutive — [də min′yo͞o tiv, də min′yətiv] adj. [ME & OFr diminutif < LL diminutivus < pp. of L deminuere, DIMINISH] 1. much smaller than ordinary or average; very small; tiny 2. Gram. expressing smallness or diminution [a diminutive suffix or name] n …
72small — [smôl] adj. [ME smal, narrow, slender < OE smæl, akin to Ger schmal, narrow < IE base * (s)mēlo , smaller animal: see MAL ] 1. little in size, esp. when compared with others of the same kind; not large or big; limited in size 2. a) little… …
73acromicria — noun abnormally small extremities (underdeveloped fingers and toes) • Syn: ↑acromikria • Hypernyms: ↑abnormality, ↑abnormalcy * * * ˌakrōˈmikrēə, mī noun ( s) Etymology …
74dwarfishness — noun smallness of stature • Derivationally related forms: ↑dwarfish • Hypernyms: ↑smallness, ↑littleness * * * noun see dwarfish * * * dwarfˈishness noun • • • …
75puniness — noun 1. the quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolous • Syn: ↑pettiness, ↑triviality, ↑slightness • Derivationally related forms: ↑puny, ↑trivial (for: ↑triviality), ↑ …
76runtiness — noun smallness of stature • Syn: ↑puniness, ↑stuntedness • Derivationally related forms: ↑stunted (for: ↑stuntedness), ↑runty, ↑puny ( …
77slightness — noun 1. smallness of stature • Syn: ↑delicacy • Derivationally related forms: ↑slight • Hypernyms: ↑smallness, ↑littleness 2. the quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolous …
78stuntedness — noun smallness of stature • Syn: ↑puniness, ↑runtiness • Derivationally related forms: ↑stunted, ↑runty (for: ↑runtiness), ↑puny ( …
79weeness — noun the property of being very small in size hence the minuteness of detail in the painting • Syn: ↑diminutiveness, ↑minuteness, ↑petiteness, ↑tininess • Derivationally related forms: ↑wee, ↑tiny …
80di|min´u|tive|ness — di|min|u|tive «duh MIHN yuh tihv», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. small; little; tiny: »diminutive china figures. The doll s house contained diminutive furniture. SYNONYM(S): minute. See syn. under little. (Cf. ↑little) 2 …
