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Tiny vs George - What's the difference?

tiny | george |

As nouns the difference between tiny and george

is that tiny is a small child; an infant while george is (slang|archaic) a coin with king george's profile.

As an adjective tiny

is very small.

As a proper noun george is

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tiny

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Very small.
  • *{{quote-magazine, year=2013, month=July-August, author= Catherine Clabby
    • , magazine=(American Scientist), title= Focus on Everything , passage=Not long ago, it was difficult to produce photographs of tiny' creatures with every part in focus. That’s because the lenses that are excellent at magnifying ' tiny subjects produce a narrow depth of field. A photo processing technique called focus stacking has changed that.}}

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Antonyms

    * huge, large, big

    Derived terms

    * tinyness

    Noun

    (tinies)
  • A small child; an infant.
  • *1924 , (Ford Madox Ford), Some Do Not…'', Penguin 2012 (''Parade's End ), p. 28:
  • *:‘You know I loved your husband like a brother, and you know I've loved you and Sylvia ever since she was a tiny .’
  • * 1982 , Young children in China (page 84)
    • The lessons we saw have been well suited to the age of the children as regards music, singing and moving (and stories about animals for the tinies and more abstract themes for the older children).
  • Anything very small.
  • * 1956 , Victoria Sackville-West, Even More For Your Garden (page 102)
    • Might I now add a plea for the smaller irises, the tinies ? They, also, should be divided up and replanted just now.

    Anagrams

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    george

    English

    (wikipedia George)

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • .
  • * ~1594 William Shakespeare: Richard III : Act V, Scene III:
    • Our ancient word of courage, fair Saint George , / Inspire us with the spleen of fiery dragons!
  • * 1830 (Mary Russell Mitford), Our Village: Fourth Series: Cottage Names:
    • George and Charles are unlucky in this respect; they have no diminutives, and what a mouthful of monosyllables they are! names royal too, and therefore unshortened. A king must be of a very rare class who could afford to be called by shorthand;
  • * 1977 (Joyce Grenfell), Nursery School:
    • George ... don't do that!
  • or Georgia; also used in the conjoined name George Ann(e).
  • * 1942 (Enid Blyton), ''(Five on a Treasure Island), Brockhampton Press (1974), ISBN 0340174927, page 18:
    • 'No,' she said, 'I'm not Georgina.' 'Oh!' said Anne, in surprise. 'Then who are you?' 'I'm George',' said the girl. 'I shall only answer if you call me ' George . I hate being a girl.'

    Derived terms

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    Related terms

    * George Cross * George Foreman grill * George Town * Georgetown * Georgia * Georgiana * Georgie * Georgina * Saint George

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (slang, archaic) A coin with King George's profile.
    • Take the Georges , Pew, and don’t stand here squalling. — Robert Louis Stevenson.

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