/ Dictionary / Index D diminutive: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: di•min•u•tive Pronunciation: (di-min'yu-tiv), [key] — adj. small; little; tiny: a diminutive building for a model-train layout. pertaining to or productive of a form denoting smallness, familiarity, affection, or triviality, as the suffix -let, in droplet from drop. —n. a small thing or person. a diminutive element or formation. a charge, as an ordinary, smaller in length or breadth than the usual. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: diminutive (Thesaurus) diminution dimissory Related Content Daily Word Quiz: reclusive Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language