US /ˈtaɪni/
adj noun name Freq #1698

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Extremely small.

    A tiny insect crawled across the leaf.

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Synonyms
1 adj · extremely small. smallwee
Opposites
Word family
Forms tiniertiniest

Etymology

From Middle English tine, tyne (“very small”) + -y. Perhaps from tine.

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