petite
relating to or being a woman who is short and has a small, trim figure; diminutive: She is a petite brunette.The sash accentuates her petite waist.
a category of clothing sized for women or girls of less than average height.
a garment in such a size: The petites are on that rack.
a woman or girl who wears clothing of such a size.
Origin of petite
1Other words from petite
- pe·tite·ness, noun
Words Nearby petite
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024
How to use petite in a sentence
ZulayThe Zulay Original Milk Frother certainly is petite, but don’t let that deceive you about its power.
While not designed for big lawns, those living in townhouses will love this petite, cheap lawn mower.
Best electric lawn mower: Give up the gas for one of these powerful trimmers | Irena Collaku | July 25, 2021 | Popular-ScienceWe could have a pleasant debate over whether the petite sirah dominates the cabernet, and probably finish the bottle before we settle the question.
Upgrade your July Fourth cookout with these 3 red wines, each under $25 | Dave McIntyre | June 25, 2021 | Washington PostGREAT VALUEThis juicy cabernet sauvignon captures some of California’s opulence with a velvety texture, aided by 15 percent petite sirah from Lodi rounding out the blend.
Upgrade your July Fourth cookout with these 3 red wines, each under $25 | Dave McIntyre | June 25, 2021 | Washington PostIf there’s any left, pair it with conversation — it doesn’t even have to be about the petite sirah in the blend.
Upgrade your July Fourth cookout with these 3 red wines, each under $25 | Dave McIntyre | June 25, 2021 | Washington Post
Missy, 37, is a petite, bespectacled gal with a green pixie cut, and her arms are adorned with tattoos.
Masters of Alt Sex: SuicideGirls Hits Puberty and Wants to Invade Your TV Set | Marlow Stern | December 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTShe was a perky redhead of about 30 with lively blue eyes, a petite figure, and lots of nerve.
In 1956, she happened across the petite, blond Lisa Winters boarding a local bus in Miami.
She is petite and fragile, and I am fit and…more to love tehe.
Rivals tagged her an apparatchik, an heiress, handpicked by a mayor/mentor said to nickname her “ma petite Anne,” my little Anne.
French Vote Thrusts Two Women Into the Spotlight | Tracy McNicoll | March 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“Nothing at all, chère petite madame”—question and answer came many times a day.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol | William J. LockeCela fut cause qu'il fallut retrencher les vivres qu'ils avoient en assez petite quantit.
La petite had determined upon trying to fit herself to the strange, narrow existence which she knew awaited her at Cote Joyeuse.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate ChopinShe was petite and exquisite, full of alluring dimples—and apparently just out of a perfumed bath.
Love's Pilgrimage | Upton Sinclair"A regular petite maitresse," thought the Frenchman, seeing her roll herself about so softly and coquettishly.
A Passion in the Desert | Honore de Balzac
British Dictionary definitions for petite
/ (pəˈtiːt) /
(of a woman) small, delicate, and dainty
Origin of petite
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Browse