petiteness

5.6

A state of being very small

noun
/pəˈtiːtnəs/

: pequeñez

The designer emphasized the petiteness of the dress to appeal to a more delicate style.

Examples

Muscles are non-feminine. 2. Petiteness and grace are feminine. 3. Pink is feminine. 4. Ass kicking is non-feminine. 5. Football is non-feminine.

Blog text (25)
I spied the company trailer across the rubble-filled expanse of the huge gray lot, its milk-chocolate petiteness standing out in sharp contrast.

Fiction book (1993)
Her petiteness makes her look younger than her age.
Despite his petiteness, he plays basketball with great skill.

Synonyms

smallness

vspetiteness

1 1.6

The state of being not large in size or amount

applies more to a delicate or compact bodily form than general reduction

tininess

vspetiteness

1 4.3

The condition of being very small

leans toward a slender, graceful body shape rather than dramatic smallness

slightness

vspetiteness

1 6.1

A thin, small body that looks weak

focuses more on elegant, compact figure than on thinness or weakness

minuteness

vspetiteness

Formal

6.7

The small size of something

is more about a compact, delicate bodily shape than strict measurement

diminutiveness

vspetiteness

9.1

The state of being very small in size

emphasizes a delicate figure or form rather than sheer extremity

littleness

vspetiteness

5.9

A state of being small in size

puts more stress on a neat, delicate build rather than mere limitation

Antonyms

largeness

1 3.2

A great physical size, like a tree or hall

bulkiness

1 3.9

Being large and hard to carry or move

How Small

tininess

1 4.3

minuteness

Formal

6.7

petiteness

5.6

smallness

1 1.6

Surface Forms

petiteness singular

petitenesses plural

Morphology

petiteness = petite (transparent) = petite + ness

The word 'petiteness' is transparently derived from the adjective 'petite' by adding the suffix '-ness' to form a noun indicating the quality of being petite.

Etymology

Petiteness comes from the French word petite, which means 'small', and it names the quality of being very small. A helpful way to remember it is to think of 'petite' clothing sizes — petiteness is just that small size in a person or thing.