as in diminutive
having a small and thin body
—usually used to describe a woman or girl
She's petite and has short black hair. a petite young woman
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Recent Examples of petite
Wednesday season two will feature another petite queen, Lady Gaga.
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Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 4 Aug. 2025
While petite among pickup trucks, the Maverick can still get the job done.
—James Raia, Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2025
Amazon The Amazon Echo Dot (5th Gen) is a petite edition of the main Echo.
—Nena Farrell, Wired News, 11 July 2025
Plus, the petite sizing means the length actually hits above my knee.
—Rylee Johnston, People.com, 27 July 2025
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Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 4 Aug. 2025
While petite among pickup trucks, the Maverick can still get the job done.
—James Raia, Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2025
Amazon The Amazon Echo Dot (5th Gen) is a petite edition of the main Echo.
—Nena Farrell, Wired News, 11 July 2025
Plus, the petite sizing means the length actually hits above my knee.
—Rylee Johnston, People.com, 27 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for petite
Adjective
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However, the diminutive blue Smurfs took over as Smurfs’ Enchanted Voyage in 1984.—
Haadiza Ogwude,
The Enquirer,
13 Aug. 2025
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Vance played Trump’s diminutive assistant, reminiscent of Rourke’s diminutive assistant, Tattoo (Hervé Villechaize).—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Indeed, the footage of the cluster of cells meeting the uterus looks like a mini cosmic explosion.—
Leslie Katz,
Forbes.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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While mini fridges can be ubiquitous in dorm rooms, these products can add convenient storage to a workout room, home office, garage, and more areas throughout your home.—
Rachel Trujillo,
People.com,
15 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The look is elfin, but less shaggy than an elfish cut, often pulled off with a mod, micro-cut bang instead.—
Essence,
Essence,
21 Apr. 2025
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Chunky braids on the side of each model’s head to mimic horns emphasized the elfin quality of the beauty look.—
Ranyechi Udemezue,
Vogue,
26 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Other recent surveys have started to find small satellite galaxies orbiting isolated dwarf galaxies.—
Victoria Corless,
Space.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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The second species, Chiloglanis compactus, or the dwarf suckermouth catfish, is the smallest of its kind, measuring just 1.7 inches long, and was found in the Pungwe and Buzi river systems.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
20 June 2025
Adjective
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Milani Conceal + Perfect Blur Out Smoothing Primer A cooling sensation, disappearing pores, and moisture-locking micro powders?—
Lily Wohlner,
Allure,
17 Aug. 2025
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The company highlighted another possible problem: bending the clips to feed them through holes in the metal spinners could also potentially create micro fractures in the clips.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
15 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Hoops can range from tiny huggies to bold statement pieces and come in a variety of shapes—oval, square, triangular, and beyond.—
Lauren Alexis Fisher,
Footwear News,
7 Aug. 2025
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The server came with a tiny wicker basket of bread.—
D. S. Waldman,
New Yorker,
7 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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On a sunny morning in late June, his exercise regimen began with small steps: His right foot keeping pace with the treadmill, his left foot stationary, off to the side.—
Michael Collins,
USA Today,
18 Aug. 2025
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Going directly from cooking inside the house and only trying my own food to trying small restaurants and traveling within a week’s span was a blessing.—
Kenneth J. Williams Jr,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Throughout my childhood, and to this day, Dad regularly reads his favorite book, The Greatest Thing in the World, a pocket-size theological meditation on love as defined in First Corinthians.—
Nancy Walecki,
The Atlantic,
7 Aug. 2025
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Allow this pocket-size ornithologist to sort it out One of the things that most surprises visitors to London is the preponderance in recent years of large, aggressive, bright-green parakeets—often dozens of them flocking together.—
Jonathan Margolis,
Air Mail,
2 Aug. 2025
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“Petite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/petite. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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