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tiny en · ADJ

Pronunciation

Etymology

From Middle English tine, tyne (“very small”) + -y. Perhaps from tine.

Meanings

  1. Very small.
    • 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. 2013 July-August, Catherine Clabby, “Focus on Everything”, in American Scientist, archived from the original on 13 Apr 2014:

Forms

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tinier Degree=Cmp lexicographic
tyny alternative, obsolete lexicographic
tiniest Degree=Sup lexicographic

Antonyms

huge

Deriveds

tiny hat · Tiny Tim · tiny house · tinygram · teeny-tiny · tinysex · tiny toe · tiny home · supertiny · tinily · tiny vetch · tininess · ultratiny · tinyness · tiny wonder

Hypernyms

small

Synonyms

Lilliputian. See Thesaurus:small

Translations (132)

my ဖျ (very small) · ka პაწაწა (very small) · as অকণমানি (very small) · it minuscolo (very small) · ka პაწაწინა (very small) · pl drobny (very small) · mk ситен (very small) · mk малечок (very small) · ckb ورد (very small) · ig kịrịkịrị (very small) · be мале́нечкі (very small) · it microscopico (very small) · ja 小さい (very small) · hi नन्हा (very small) · ar دَقِيق (very small) · sh мајушан (very small) · be малю́хны (very small) · vo vemo smalik (very small) · es pequeñito (very small) · ast menudu (very small) · th นิด (very small) · tr minnacık (very small) · tr küçük (very small) · sk maličký (very small) · az kiçicik (very small) · pdt grennauzje (very small) · ig ìmùlimu (very small) · de winzig (very small) · ka პაწაწკინტელა (very small) · sco peerie (very small) · fa کوچولو (very small) · cy bach (very small) · la parvulus (very small) · ko 조그맣다 (very small) · it piccino (very small) · kk титтей (very small) · cs malinký (very small) · kix(very small) · nl piepklein (very small) · ka ციცქნა (very small) · he זַעְרוּרִי (very small) · he קְטַנְטַן (very small) · az çıqqılı (very small) · sco peedie (very small) · th จิ๋ว (very small) · cy pitw (very small) · pl malutki (very small) · pt muito pequeno (very small) · la pusillus (very small) · mk малецок (very small) · ro micuț (very small) · ru малю́сенький (very small) · kk құйтақандай (very small) · km តូច (very small) · uk дрібни́й (very small) · ta சின்னி (very small) · cmn 孑孑 (very small) · el μικροσκοπικός (very small) · izh pikkarain (very small) · scn nicareḍḍu (very small) · vi tí hon (very small) · fa خرد (very small) · txb totka (very small) · sco wee (very small) · pt minúsculo (very small) · be мале́нькі (very small) · yue 微細 /微细 (very small) · kk құртақандай (very small) · cmn 微細 /微细 (very small) · cs maličký (very small) · ga bídeach (very small) · kk құрттай (very small) · cy mân (very small) · eo eta (very small) · izh napakka (very small) · it minuto (very small) · fr minuscule (very small) · tr minik (very small) · sv pytteliten (very small) · ja ちっぽけな (very small) · tr mini mini (very small) · es diminuto (very small) · lo ຂໍ້ຫລໍ້ (very small) · as খুদ (very small) · scn nicuzzu (very small) · hy փոքրիկ (very small) · it piccolo (very small) · gd mean (very small) · ast nanu (very small) · cmn 小小 (very small) · ca minúscul (very small) · ka პაწია (very small) · he פִּצְפּוֹן (very small) · ast pirrisquín (very small) · yue 細小 /细小 (very small) · my နုပ် (very small) · sl drobcen (very small) · nb bittesmå (very small) · is pínulítill (very small) · tr küçücük (very small) · ru ме́лкий (very small) · hy պստլիկ (very small) · ro minuscul (very small) · bg мъничък (very small) · be дро́бны (very small) · th จี๊ด (very small) · ru кро́шечный (very small) · uk малю́сінький (very small) · la pauxillus (very small) · es minúsculo (very small) · km តូចតាច (very small) · hy պստիկ (very small) · fi pikkuinen (very small) · sh majušan (very small) · fa ریز (very small) · uk кри́хітний (very small) · ast piquirrisquín (very small) · da bittesmå (very small) · hu apró (very small) · la minūtus (very small) · gd mion (very small) · ru кро́хотный (very small) · lo ອະນຸ (very small) · km ល្អិត (very small) · kk майда (very small) · pl tyci (very small) · gd meanbh (very small) · cmn 細小 /细小 (very small) · yue 係小 /系小 (very small) · lv sīks (very small) · be малю́сенькі (very small) · an chicot (very small)

tiny en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

From Middle English tine, tyne (“very small”) + -y. Perhaps from tine.

Meanings

  1. A small child; an infant.
    • ‘You know I loved your husband like a brother, and you know I've loved you and Sylvia ever since she was a tiny.’ 1924, Ford Madox Ford, Some Do Not… (Parade's End), Penguin, published 2012, page 28:
    • 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). 1982, Young children in China, page 84:
  2. Anything very small.
    • Might I now add a plea for the smaller irises, the tinies? They, also, should be divided up and replanted just now. 1956, Victoria Sackville-West, Even More For Your Garden, page 102:

Forms

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tyny alternative, obsolete lexicographic
tinies Number=Plur lexicographic

Translations (1)

de Kleinkind (small child)