Tiny Meaning
/ˈtaɪni/Definition, CEFR level A1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjVery small.
nounA small child; an infant.
Sentence Examples
You look tiny next to a sumo wrestler.
Tiny particles in the air can cause cancer.
The tiny print was hard to read without my glasses.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ kitten weighed less than a pound when it was born.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
I saw a ____ insect crawling slowly across the green leaf while I was working in the garden this afternoon today.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English tine, tyne (“very small”) + -y. Perhaps from tine.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Not long ago, it was difficult to produce photographs of tiny creatures with every part in focus. That’s because the lenses that are excellent at magnifying tiny subjects produce a narrow depth of field. A photo processing technique called focus stacking has changed that."
— 2013 July-August, Catherine Clabby, “Focus on Everything”, in American Scientist:
"‘You know I loved your husband like a brother, and you know I've loved you and Sylvia ever since she was a tiny.’"
— 1924, Ford Madox Ford, Some Do Not… (Parade's End), Penguin, published 2012, page 28:
"The lessons we saw have been well suited to the age of the children as regards music, singing and moving (and stories about animals for the tinies and more abstract themes for the older children)."
— 1982, Young children in China, page 84:
"Might I now add a plea for the smaller irises, the tinies? They, also, should be divided up and replanted just now."
— 1956, Victoria Sackville-West, Even More For Your Garden, page 102:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ kitten weighed less than a pound when it was born.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
I saw a ____ insect crawling slowly across the green leaf while I was working in the garden this afternoon today.