small; little; tiny

a diminutive building for a model-train layout.

Grammar . pertaining to or productive of a form denoting smallness, familiarity, affection, or triviality, as the suffix -let, in droplet from drop.

a small thing or person.

Grammar . a diminutive element or formation.

Heraldry . a charge, as an ordinary, smaller in length or breadth than the usual.

adjective

big , huge , large , tall

adjective

bantam , bitsy , bitty , button * , lilliputian , little , midget , mini , miniature , minute , peewee * , pint-sized , pocket , pocket-sized , small , teensy , teensy-weensy , teeny * , teeny-weeny , undersize , wee * , weenynotes:diminutive words can be literal or metaphorical , are often terms of endearment or affection , familiarity or intimacy , but sometimes also suggest condescension or dismissal. the contrasting word form is augmentative , whose general meaning is \'large , \' often implying awkwardness or ugliness , as in eat up , hurry up. augmentatives are common in latinate languages. in english , augmentative words are generally formed by the addition of augmentative affixes. , dwarf , minuscule , pygmy , wee , petite , pintsized , pocket-size , slight , teeny , tiny