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What is the difference between dimwit and diminutive?

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Dimwit is a related term of diminutive.


As nouns the difference between dimwit and diminutive

is that dimwit is (pejorative) a person who is deficient in intelligence while diminutive is (grammar) a word form expressing smallness, youth, unimportance, or endearment.

As a adjective diminutive is

very small.

dimwit

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (pejorative) A person who is deficient in intelligence.

    • Synonyms

    * See

    Derived terms

    * dimwitted * dimwittedly * dimwittedness

    See also

    * halfwit * nitwit

    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 ----