petite
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petite¹
- /pəˈtiːt/
Rhymes with -iːt
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French petite f, feminine of petit m (“small, little”).
adjective more petite · most petite
- Fairly short and of slim build.
- Of small size; intended for small-framed adult women.
- Small, little; insignificant; petty. The Earth, the Sun, and Stars, what things are they in nature? are they petite things not worth our notice, or grand and worthy of consideration?
noun petites
- A mutant first discovered in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, forming small colonies when grown in the presence of fermentable carbon sources such as glucose. The primary structure of the mitochondrial genomes of these petites had been previously determined […]
Petite²
proper noun Petites
- A surname.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: tiny, diminutive, little, lilliputian, small, bantam, midget, teeny, short, slender, thin, shorty, small-scale, petty, slight, sleepy
Translations
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adj Of a woman: fairly short and of slim build
| 日本語 | 幼い osanai |
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| 中文 | 嬌小 /娇小 jiāoxiǎo |
| Français | menue |
| Deutsch | zierlich, zart gebaut |
| Русский | миниатюрная miniatjurnaja |
adj of women's clothing: of small size
| Русский | миниатюрная miniatjurnaja |
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adj small, little; insignificant; petty
| Русский | ма́ленький málenʹkij |
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