Definition of TINY

Examples of tiny in a Sentence

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

Recent Examples of tiny from the Web

There’s nothing more horrible,’’ Olton says, ‘‘than a tiny young lady who has scarred up her arms and is injecting into her thighs or some other crazy place.’’

— malia wollan, New York Times, "How to Draw Blood," 14 July 2017
But, even as drink carts pummel your elbows and your seatback TVs flicker and go dark, there’s still a tiny sliver of glamour when airborne: the clothes.

— chaney kwak, Condé Nast Traveler, "The Most Stylish Flight Attendant Uniforms," 11 July 2017
Yet for the enormity of the colony, the individuals within it are not especially giant and may be downright tiny, ranging from 10 inches to just a few millimeters.

— jennifer frazer, Scientific American Blog Network, "Alien Creature Swarming Oregon's Coast Is Actually a Close Relative [Video]," 10 July 2017
Greta Elliott runs a tiny health clinic in Canby, on the edge of the national forest.

— april dembosky, Kaiser Health News, "Obamacare Inspires Unlikely Political Action In California’s Red Region," 7 July 2017
In the shadow of giant war machines, a tiny rare butterfly is flourishing.

— mark pratt, The Seattle Times, "Rare butterfly thrives on, and because of, US military bases," 2 July 2017
Taiwan expects to spend NT$356 billion ($11.7 billion) on defense this year -- a tiny fraction of China’s.

— nick wadhams, Bloomberg.com, "China Says Trump's Taiwan Arms Sale Undercuts Early Goodwill," 29 June 2017
Another featured the winding curve of a rat's tail and two tiny paws.

— tessa weinberg, The Courier-Journal, "$4000 pet funeral 'like therapy' for owners," 28 June 2017
By mimicking those hairs with tiny, silicon wedges, researchers are now creating a gecko grip of their own—and are testing it for space.

— lindzi wessel, Science | AAAS, "Watch astronauts play catch with a gecko-inspired gripper," 28 June 2017

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Origin and Etymology of tiny

alteration of Middle English tine

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First Known Use: 1598

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tiny Synonyms

Synonym Discussion of tiny

small, little, diminutive, minute, tiny, miniature mean noticeably below average in size. small and little are often interchangeable, but small applies more to relative size determined by capacity, value, number. a relatively small backyard little is more absolute in implication often carrying the idea of petiteness, pettiness, insignificance, or immaturity. your pathetic little smile diminutive implies abnormal smallness. diminutive bonsai plants minute implies extreme smallness. a minute amount of caffeine in the soda tiny is an informal equivalent to minute . tiny cracks formed in the painting miniature applies to an exactly proportioned reproduction on a very small scale. a dollhouse with miniature furnishings