tiny
tiny
Definition
tiny (tī′nē)
adjective -·nier, -·ni·est
very small; diminutive
Etymology: < ME n. tine, a little (something)
tiny
Synonyms
tiny
Usage Examples
Modifying Another Word
- relatively: It allows investors to have a say in the running of the mighty companies to whom they entrust their relatively tiny savings or pensions.
- seemingly: The seemingly tiny particles of wonder capture my attention.
- absolutely: It's modern, clean and very comfortable, but absolutely tiny.
- very: This was a very tiny village just outside of San Salvador.
- so: She seems so tiny and fragile next to Jen.
- however: I've wondered why I wanted a lawn, however tiny.
Used with adjective complement
- look: The average mortgage advance of 1982 of £ 12,000 seems small in comparison, and the average 1972 mortgage of £ 3,500 looks tiny.
- get: Some people get tiny, red spots on their skin, especially on the arms or legs.
- make: A number of ships, made tiny by comparison, flanked the island.
- have: They are mostly brown but have tiny, square, white patches at the corners of their tails.
- feel: My baby felt especially tiny when I returned to him, or maybe it was the rest of the world that suddenly felt bigger.
- see: Note: If you pause the DVD at the right moment you can see tiny Elven PETA protestors on a hillside.
Modifies a noun
- fraction: Deaths from ecstasy in Holland are only a tiny fraction of the figures for Britain.
- hamlet: Our highest point is a tiny Tibetan hamlet balanced on a narrow spur at 3200m.
- minority: We are a tiny minority in an alien land.
- island: Sailing north through a myriad of tiny islands, we spotted a couple of seals basking on the rocks.
- village: From a tiny village to the first sights of the city.
- particle: The Earth is flooded with these tiny particles, without us ever noticing.
Preposition: by
- comparison: A number of ships, made tiny by comparison, flanked the island.
Preposition: in
- comparison: Keep in mind that their lungs are tiny in comparison to yours or a child's.
Browse dictionary entries near tiny
- tinwork
- tinware
- tintype
- Tintoretto
- tintinnabulation
- tintinnabulary
- tinted
- Tintagel Head
- tint
- tinstone
- -tion
- -tious
- tip
- tip and ring
- tip cart
- tip-in
- tip-off
- tip ring sleeve
- tipcat
- tipi
