tiny

ti·ny

adjective \ˈtī-nē\

ti·ni·erti·ni·est

Definition of TINY

: very small or diminutive : minute

— ti·ni·ly \ˈtī-nə-lē\ adverb

— ti·ni·ness \ˈtī-nē-nəs\ noun

Examples of TINY

1. The computer chips were tiny.
2. He's from a tiny town that you've probably never heard of.
3. There's just one tiny little problem.
4. Aren't you even a tiny bit scared?

Origin of TINY

alteration of Middle English tine

First Known Use: 1598

Related to TINY

Synonyms

atomic, bitsy, bitty, infinitesimal, itty-bitty (or itsy-bitsy), little bitty, microminiature, microscopic (also microscopical), miniature, minuscule, minute, teensy, teensy-weensy, teeny, teeny-weeny, wee, weeny (also weensy)

Antonyms

astronomical (also astronomic), colossal, cosmic (also cosmical), elephantine, enormous, giant, gigantic, herculean, heroic (also heroical), huge, immense, mammoth, massive, monster, monstrous, monumental, mountainous, planetary, prodigious, titanic, tremendous

Related Words

baby, diminutive, dwarf, elfin, half-pint, Lilliputian, little, micro, mini, minikin, model, petite, pocket, pocket-size (also pocket-sized), pygmy, small, smallish; dinky, dwarfish, insignificant, pint-size (or pint-sized), puny, scrubby, undersized (also undersize)

Near Antonyms

big, bulky, bumper, considerable, extensive, good, goodly, grand, great, gross, handsome, hefty, hulking, jumbo, king-size (or king-sized), large, largish, major, outsize (also outsized), overgrown, overscale (or overscaled), oversize (or oversized), sizable (or sizeable), substantial, super, whacking, whopping; formidable, grandiose, imposing, lofty, majestic, monolithic, staggering, stupendous, towering; boundless, cavernous, immeasurable, infinite, vast, vasty, voluminous

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Rhymes with TINY

briny, heinie, liny, shiny, spiny, twiny, viny, whiny