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Diminutive vs Detailed - What's the difference?

diminutive | detailed | Related terms |

Diminutive is a related term of detailed.


As adjectives the difference between diminutive and detailed

is that diminutive is very small while detailed is characterized by attention to detail and thoroughness of treatment.

As a noun diminutive

is (grammar) a word form expressing smallness, youth, unimportance, or endearment.

As a verb detailed is

(detail).

diminutive

English

Alternative forms

*

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Very small.
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  • Serving to diminish.
  • * Shaftesbury
    • diminutive of liberty
  • (grammar) Of or pertaining to, or creating a word form expressing smallness, youth, unimportance, or endearment.

    • Synonyms

    * (very small) lilliputian, tiny

    Antonyms

    * (very small) huge, gigantic * augmentative

    Noun

    (wikipedia diminutive) (en noun)
  • (grammar) A word form expressing smallness, youth, unimportance, or endearment.
    • Booklet, the diminutive of book, means ‘small book’ .

    Synonyms

    * nomen deminutivum

    Antonyms

    * augmentative

    External links

    * (wikipedia "diminutive")

    Related terms

    * diminish * dimwit ----

    detailed

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Characterized by attention to detail and thoroughness of treatment.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (detail)