itsy

Examples

• All

• Just, like, an itsy-bitsy, little... a little thing.

  Us (2019)

• Not only that, but the indicator that a folder contains files is much smaller now, being an itsy bitsy sliver of white next to the folders tab.

• How cute and itsy bitsy are they?!

  Blog text (3)

• A high voice sang "The Itsy Bitsy Spider."

  Fiction book (1998)

• The itsy bitsy spider went up the water spout

  Peeples (2013)

• But there is that small, tiny, itsy-bitsy, teeny-weeny possibility.

  Blog text (13)

• Sara Margaret talked to her tiger and played "itsy-bitsy spider" with Linda.

  Fiction book (1993)

• ♪ The itsy bitsy spider crawled up the water spout ♪ ♪

  The Evil Within (2017)

• We've got some itsy bitsy, teeny weeny microscopic picturinis, and I'm gonna show them to you today.

• The kitten was just an itsy little ball of fluff.

Synonyms

T

tiny

vsitsy

∞ 1.0

So small it can fit in your hand

is a more playful and informal way to say small

M

miniature

vsitsy

101 3.6

Very small in size compared with the usual type

describes smallness generally rather than relative size to norm

T

teeny

vsitsy

• Informal

78 1.0

Very small in size so you can hold it in one hand

keeps the same size idea but in neutral language

B

bitty

vsitsy

• Informal

58 8.1

Very small, like a baby mouse

is the fuller neutral adjective used more widely

M

minuscule

vsitsy

37 4.4

Very small in size or amount

is the general informal word for small size rather than formal

I

itty

vsitsy

• Informal

29 8.1

Very small in size

is the plain descriptive adjective without friendly tone

I

itty-bitty

vsitsy

• Informal

23 5.4

Very small and hard to notice

is the neutral descriptive form without the cutesy tone

D

diminutive

vsitsy

20 6.8

Very small in size

is the plain size descriptor without exceptional emphasis

B

bitsy

vsitsy

• Informal

17 6.3

Very small in a way that seems cute

is the basic size description without endearing tone

T

teensy

vsitsy

• Informal

16 4.6

Very small, almost too small to notice

is the regular neutral adjective without friendly informality

W

weeny

vsitsy

• Informal

11 6.9

Very small in size

is the neutral descriptive adjective without the informal tone

W

weensy

vsitsy

• Informal

8 8.6

Very small and often cute, like a tiny kitten

is the straightforward neutral adjective without playfulness

T

teeny-weeny

vsitsy

• Informal

8 6.3

A very small thing that is much smaller than usual

states small size in a simple, nonrepetitive way

P

pint-sized

vsitsy

• Informal

7 4.2

Very small, often used for a person, animal, or thing that is lively

is the basic smallness term not stressing a usual comparison

T

teensy-weensy

vsitsy

• Informal

7 7.7

Very small and hard to see

describes smallness plainly without emphatic playful repetition

I

itsy-bitsy

vsitsy

• Informal

6 2.1

Very small and often looking cute

is a simple neutral adjective rather than a playful form

D

dwarfish

vsitsy

1 7.2

Much smaller than what is normal or expected

is the neutral descriptor for simply being of small size

M

miniscule

vsitsy

• US

1 4.3

Very small and easy to miss

is the everyday neutral term for being simply very small

B

bittie

vsitsy

• Informal

9.9

Very small in size or amount

is the standard neutral term without that diminutive feel

T

teentsy

vsitsy

• Informal

8.4

So small that you can hardly see it

is the neutral descriptive adjective without that casual twist

L

lilliputian

vsitsy

9.9

Very small or unimportant

is the straightforward everyday word for small size

Antonyms

H

huge

∞ 1.0

Very large in size, amount, or degree

E

enormous

842 2.1

Very large in size, amount, or effect

Compounds

I

itsy-bitsy

• Informal

6 2.1

Very small and often looking cute

How Small

microscopic

52 4.8

minuscule

37 4.4

itsy

• Informal

16 5.1

small

2 1.1

Surface Forms

Etymology