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little vs diminutive

diminutive vs little

little and diminutive both are nouns.

little and diminutive both are adjectives.

little is an adverb but diminutive is not an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
little Yes Yes No Yes
diminutive Yes Yes No No
little (noun) diminutive (noun)
a small amount or duration a word that is formed with a suffix (such as -let or -kin) to indicate smallness
little (adjective) diminutive (adjective)
low in stature; not tall; describing something or someone with a stature less than normal very small
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
little (adverb) diminutive (adverb)
not much
Difference between little and diminutive

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