Sample sentences for DIMINUTIVE

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Definition

very small

More rarely, diminutive can reference a noun modified by as suffix (such as -let, -ette) to indicate smallness such as booklet, piglet, towelette, or cigarette.

She is a diminutive fighter pilot.

diminutive = very small

diminutive in stature
Don't use a big word where a diminutive one will suffice.
Do you refer to Lorenzo il Magnifico, or to Lorenzo, Duke of Urbino, or to Lorenzo surnamed Lorenzino on account of his diminutive stature?
Forster, E. M. -- A Room With A View
Diminutive paintings give that spotty look to a room, which is the blemish of so many a fine work of Art overtouched.
Poe, Edgar Allan -- Poems
He was among the most diminutive of men, but when Burris Ewell turned toward him, Little Chuck's right hand went to his pocket.
Harper Lee -- To Kill a Mockingbird

diminutive = small

Mademoiselle Reisz, being exceedingly diminutive, was elevated upon cushions, as small children are sometimes hoisted at table upon bulky volumes.
Kate Chopin -- The Awakening

diminutive = very small

the most diminutive of birds
William Shakespeare -- Macbeth

diminutive = very small

a diminution in our captain's brain
William Shakespeare -- Antony and Cleopatra

diminution = decrease in size or importance

(editor's note: The suffix "-tion", converts a verb into a noun that denotes the action or result of the verb. Typically, there is a slight change in the ending of the root verb, as in action, education, and observation.)

a diminutive female hand
Edgar Allan Poe -- The Purloined Letter

diminutive = very small

Holly sat, never taking her hazel eyes from the diminutive monster before her.
Eoin Colfer -- Artemis Fowl

diminutive = very small

fat cooks, and diminutive apprentices
Edmond Rostand -- Cyrano de Bergerac

diminutive = very small

I was then sure that you reflected upon the diminutive figure of Chantilly.
Edgar Allan Poe -- The Murders in the Rue Morgue

diminutive = very small

"Here, page," he went on, turning to a diminutive youth in the background, "show this gentleman to number 322."
Oppenheim, E. Phillips -- The Kingdom of the Blind
The most diminutive of birds, will fight,
Shakespeare, William -- Macbeth
She was diminutive and dirty.
Andersen, Hans Christian -- Andersen's Fairy Tales
She had possession of the rocker, and she was busily engaged in sewing upon a diminutive pair of night-drawers.
Chopin, Kate -- The Awakening and Selected Short Stories
They found out roughly ten minutes after the destruction of a large part of the diminutive "Great Britain."
Robert Ludlum -- The Bourne Ultimatum
In fact, the chauffeur was a diminutive fellow almost lost behind the front wheel.
Ian McEwan -- Atonement
With his white hair spilling over the top of his sweater, he looked diminutive in the rocker.
Nicholas Sparks -- The Wedding

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