diminutiveness
- a word derived from diminutive.
Example Sentences
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Proust had to outgrow the habits of diminutiveness, without sacrificing a love of nuance and detail, to become himself.
From The New Yorker • Aug. 3, 2015
"I have no doubt," said De Chauxville, "that mademoiselle's hands are firm, despite their diminutiveness."
From The Sowers by Merriman, Henry Seton
Historically they are the culmination of a development toward diminutiveness, for in their early days viols were larger than they are now.
From How to Listen to Music, 7th ed. Hints and Suggestions to Untaught Lovers of the Art by Krehbiel, Henry Edward
It was not a dangerous-looking affair, to be sure, with its filmy lace edging and ridiculous diminutiveness.
From The Alaskan by Curwood, James Oliver
The Church, here, is from its diminutiveness, quite an object of curiosity; and the stranger will also notice THE WELL, on the road-side; but the Villa and Cottage are both secluded from public view.
