noun🔗Share指小辞(grammar) A word form expressing smallness, youth, unimportance, or endearment."Booklet, the diminutive of book, means ‘small book’."ブックレット、本の指小辞は「小さな本」を意味します。grammarlanguagelinguisticswordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share非常に小さい, ちっちゃいVery small."The librarian used a magnifying glass to read the diminutive print in the old book. "司書は古い本にある非常に小さい文字を読むために、拡大鏡を使いました。appearancequalityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share縮小の, 減らすServing to diminish."The teacher's comments were diminutive, making the students feel less confident about their work. "先生のコメントは縮小的で、生徒たちは自分の仕事に自信をなくしました。languagegrammarChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share指小の(grammar) Of or pertaining to, or creating a word form expressing smallness, youth, unimportance, or endearment."My little sister calls her teddy bear a "diminutive" name, "Teddy." "私の妹は、彼女のテディベアを「テディ」という指小名で呼びます。grammarlanguagelinguisticswordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
