diminutive

小柄な、小さな

大きさがとても小さい。

やさしい英語で： Very small in size.

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

類義語： tiny, small, little

反対語： large, huge

よく使う表現： diminutive figure, diminutive stature, diminutive bird

指小の

小ささ、幼さ、重要性の低さ、親しみを表す語形についていう。

やさしい英語で： 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.

よく使う表現： diminutive suffix, diminutive form, diminutive ending

指小辞、指小形

小ささ、幼さ、重要性の低さ、親しみを表す語の形。

やさしい英語で： 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.

使い方： a diminutive of something (Booklet is a diminutive of book.)

類義語： diminutive form

よく使う表現： a diminutive of something, use a diminutive, affectionate diminutive

縮小された紋章図形

紋章の盾に使う基本図形を、幅が非常に狭くなるようにしたもの。

やさしい英語で： 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.

よく使う表現： heraldic diminutive, diminutive of something, a narrow diminutive