Diminutive vs Fran - What's the difference?
diminutive | fran |
Very small.
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(grammar) Of or pertaining to, or creating a word form expressing smallness, youth, unimportance, or endearment.
(grammar) A word form expressing smallness, youth, unimportance, or endearment.
A diminutive of the female given names Frances and Francine.
A diminutive of the male given name Francis.
English diminutives of female given names
English diminutives of male given names
As adjectives the difference between diminutive and fran
is that diminutive is very small while fran is front.As a noun diminutive
is (grammar) a word form expressing smallness, youth, unimportance, or endearment.diminutive
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Alternative forms
*Adjective
(en adjective)citation, page= , passage=Roman Sharonov rose unchallenged to head a corner wide, while diminutive winger Gokdeniz Karadeniz ghosted in with a diving header from the edge of the six-yard box that was acrobatically kept out by Gomes.}}
- diminutive of liberty
Synonyms
* (very small) lilliputian, tinyAntonyms
* (very small) huge, gigantic * augmentativeNoun
(wikipedia diminutive) (en noun)- Booklet, the diminutive of book, means ‘small book’ .