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tiny

[ tahy-nee ]

/ ˈtaɪ ni /

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adjective, ti·ni·er, ti·ni·est.

very small; minute; wee.

Origin of tiny

1590–1600; late Middle English tine very small (< ?) + -y¹

SYNONYMS FOR tiny

little, diminutive, teeny.

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OTHER WORDS FROM tiny

ti·ni·ly, adverb ti·ni·ness, noun

Words nearby tiny

tintoretto, tintype, tinware, tinwork, tinworks, tiny, tiny tim, tio tom, tip, tip and run, tip of the iceberg

Example sentences from the Web for tiny

Mr. Bachner found it by wandering through the market and identified a craftsmen here who works in a tiny booth.

The Photographer Who Gave Up Manhattan for Marrakech |Liza Foreman |January 6, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
It was in a tiny dark overheated little bar called Niagara, and three women read before me, younger and one not so much younger.

Daphne Merkin on Lena Dunham, Book Criticism, and Self-Examination |Mindy Farabee |December 26, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Twin girls, Greta and Grace, run around the floor in circles, wearing pink playsuits with tiny pink wings attached.

A Sunni-Shia Love Story Imperiled by al Qaeda |Ruth Michaelson |December 26, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Bob Cratchit, the clerk who is the father of Tiny Tim and who meekly serves Scrooge, is paid fifteen shillings a week.

How Dickens and Scrooge Saved Christmas |Clive Irving |December 22, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

Civilians left flowers as well as a tiny frosted Christmas tree that had two red ornaments.

'Please Don't Die!': The Frantic Battle to Save Murdered Cops |Michael Daly |December 22, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Tiny finger prints on the wall spoke of little prisoners trying to feel their way to sun and air.

The Four Million |O. Henry
Ten little robins played the drums, which were tiny twigs from the apple tree.

Daddy's Bedtime Bird Stories |Mary Graham Bonner
He found her in the midst of tiny wisps of paper, thread, and wool, that had been her chief concern for three days past.

"Wee Tim'rous Beasties" |Douglas English
"Don't say that it is not pretty," added my aunt, brushing the firedog with the tip of her tiny boot.

Monsieur, Madame and Bebe, Complete |Gustave Droz
In it he placed a long "Extract from my journal," written with care in his beautiful handwriting and bound with a tiny ribbon.

The False Chevalier |William Douw Lighthall

British Dictionary definitions for tiny

tiny

/ (ˈtaɪnɪ) /

adjective tinier or tiniest

very small; minute

Derived forms of tiny

tinily, adverb tininess, noun

Word Origin for tiny

C16 tine, of uncertain origin