petite

CEFRB1

/pəˈtiːt/

adjective · noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Small and delicately built, usually describing a woman.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Of small size; intended for small-framed adult women.

Examples

  • Akane Oda got her start in a petite miss beauty contest.

  • Layla was a petite bubbly blonde.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
2

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Small, little; insignificant; petty.

  2. Fairly short and of slim build.

noun

Extra meaning

  1. A mutant first discovered in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, forming small colonies when grown in the presence of fermentable carbon sources such as glucose.

More examples

In context

  • The primary structure of the mitochondrial genomes of these petites had been previously determined […]

  • The Earth, the Sun, and Stars, what things are they in nature? are they petite things not worth our notice, or grand and worthy of consideration?

Quick test

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The fashion model was very blank, standing only five feet tall and wearing a size zero dress.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

adjective

Borrowed from French petite f, feminine of petit m (“small, little”).