Dwarfish vs Diminutive - What's the difference?
dwarfish | diminutive | Related terms |
Like a dwarf; being especially small.
Of, pertaining to, or made by or for dwarves.
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.
Dwarfish is a related term of diminutive.
As adjectives the difference between dwarfish and diminutive
is that dwarfish is like a dwarf; being especially small while diminutive is very small.As a noun diminutive is
(grammar) a word form expressing smallness, youth, unimportance, or endearment.dwarfish
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- dwarfish axes are some of the finest weapons available
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’ .