diminutive vs little

little vs diminutive

diminutive and little both are nouns.

diminutive and little both are adjectives.

diminutive is not an adverb while little is an adverb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
diminutive	Yes	Yes	No	No
little	Yes	Yes	No	Yes

diminutive (noun)	little (noun)
a word that is formed with a suffix (such as -let or -kin) to indicate smallness	a small amount or duration

diminutive (adjective)	little (adjective)
very small	low in stature; not tall; describing something or someone with a stature less than normal
	limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
	(quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with `a') at least some
	small in a way that arouses feelings (of tenderness or its opposite depending on the context)
	lowercase
	(of a voice) faint
	(informal) small and of little importance
	(of children and animals) young, immature

diminutive (adverb)	little (adverb)
	not much

Difference between diminutive and little

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