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tininess

tininess

1 4.3
The condition of being very small
  • noun
  • /ˈtaɪnɪnəs/
translation icon : minuciosidad
  • I often wrote poetry or journaled about my life, my family, my dreams for my future, and the vastness of the ocean against the tininess of me.

Examples

  • The largeness of the world, which accentuated her own tininess, her very insignificant insignificance, hovered above with its misshapen clouds.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • About fifteen people are in the synagogue, which, because of its tininess, feels almost full.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • Yet one is struck not by their grandeur but by their tininess.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Tininess may be detected either 1) after rounding (n3) or 2) before rounding.

    Academic text (1999)
  • The term "tininess" refers to a nonzero number whose absolute value is less than E min, where E min is the smallest representable exponent (see Table 4).

    Academic text (1999)
  • The child's tininess made it difficult for her to fit into the small chair.

  • The artist captured the tininess of the flower in exquisite detail.

  • Despite its tininess, the apartment was full of charm and character.

Synonyms

smallness
vstininess
1 1.6

The state of being not large in size or amount

is focused on a much greater reduction in physical size
diminutiveness
vstininess
9.1

The state of being very small in size

is the same idea but stresses extreme degree of limited size
minuteness
vstininess
  • Formal
6.7

The small size of something

is stronger and focuses on an extreme reduction in size
petiteness
vstininess
5.6

A state of being very small

is about a more extreme reduction in size rather than delicate form
littleness
vstininess
5.9

A state of being small in size

is about extreme reduction in size rather than basic limitation
puniness
vstininess
7.0

A state of being small, weak, or not important

is strictly about extreme reduction in size rather than weakness

Antonyms

15 3.8

Great size or amount that feels almost endless

1 3.2

A great physical size, like a tree or hall

How Small

microscale
  • Specialized
1 5.9
minuteness
  • Formal
7.0
tininess
1 4.3
smallness
1 1.6

Surface Forms

tininess singular
tininesses plural

Morphology

tininess = tiny (transparent) = tiny + ness

Standard nominalization of the adjective 'tiny' using the productive suffix '-ness', yielding the state or quality of being tiny.

Etymology

Tininess comes from the adjective tiny, which means 'very small'. A helpful way to remember it is to think of tiny as like a smaller form of thin, so tininess is the quality or state of being very small.