diminutive

minuscule, tout petit

De très petite taille.

En anglais simple : Very small in size.

• A diminutive bird landed nearby.
• The diminutive player scored twice.
• Despite her diminutive stature, she carried the heavy box.

Synonymes : tiny, small, little

Contraires : large, huge

Expressions courantes : diminutive figure, diminutive stature, diminutive bird

diminutif

Se dit d’une forme de mot qui exprime la petitesse, le jeune âge, une importance moindre ou l’affection.

En anglais simple : Describing a word form that suggests something small, young, less important, or loved.

• This noun has a diminutive ending.
• Some languages use diminutive forms to express affection.
• The teacher explained the diminutive suffix.

Expressions courantes : diminutive suffix, diminutive form, diminutive ending

diminutif

Forme d’un mot qui exprime la petitesse, le jeune âge, une importance moindre ou l’affection.

En anglais simple : A form of a word that suggests something small, young, less important, or loved.

• Kitten is a diminutive of cat.
• She uses a diminutive of his name.
• Diminutives can express affection rather than size.

Comment l'utiliser : a diminutive of something (Booklet is a diminutive of book.)

Synonymes : diminutive form

Expressions courantes : a diminutive of something, use a diminutive, affectionate diminutive

pièce diminuée

Version très étroite d’une figure de base utilisée sur un blason.

En anglais simple : A very narrow version of a basic shape used in the design on a heraldic shield.

• The shield bears a diminutive of a bend.
• These diminutives create several narrow stripes.
• The artist replaced the broad shape with a diminutive.

Expressions courantes : heraldic diminutive, diminutive of something, a narrow diminutive