tiny

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Scrabble points
7
Words With Friends
7
Letters
4
Pronunciation
/ˈtaɪni/

Definition of tiny

6 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Very small.
    “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.”
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adj

  1. Very small.
    “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.”

noun

  1. A small child; an infant.
    “‘You know I loved your husband like a brother, and you know I've loved you and Sylvia ever since she was a tiny.’”
    “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).”
  2. Anything very small.
    “Might I now add a plea for the smaller irises, the tinies? They, also, should be divided up and replanted just now.”

name

  1. A township in Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada.
  2. An unincorporated community in Dickenson County, Virginia, United States.
  3. A nickname.

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Etymology

From Middle English tine, tyne (“very small”) + -y. Perhaps from tine.

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