as in smallness
the quality or state of being little in size
the diminutiveness of jockeys prompts some people to make them the butt of jokes
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But there’s an element of the hotel's smallness that has an environmental benefit that almost no one has talked about.
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The designer said she was inspired by the smallness of the human compared to the universe’s vastness.
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My matzo balls took twice as long to cook according to her fineness in the video.
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The term plant texture refers to the fineness or coarseness, roughness or smoothness, heaviness or lightness of a particular plant.
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The Lakers spent the first days of free agency addressing their shooting deficiencies.
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Interveinal chlorosis and yellowing in new leaves can indicate an iron deficiency.
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“Diminutiveness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diminutiveness. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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