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tininess

noun

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Pronunciation: /ˈtʌɪninəs/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English tiny Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English tininess From tiny + -ness.

  1. The property of being tiny; minuteness.

    He himself seemed to have shrunk to the tininess of the insect he had watched at the foot of the larch […]

tininess — meaning, definition (noun) · Vinony