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- [puh-teet]
- /pəˈtit/
- /pəˈtiːt/
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- [puh-teet]
- /pəˈtit/
Definitions of petite word
- adjective petite (of a woman) short and having a small, trim figure; diminutive. 1
- noun petite a category of clothing sized for women or girls of less than average height and with average or diminutive figures. 1
- noun petite a garment in such a size: The petites are on that rack. 1
- noun petite a woman or girl who wears clothing of such a size. 1
- adjective petite woman, girl: short and slim 1
- noun petite women's clothing: small size 1
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Origin of petite
First appearance:
before 1705 One of the 50% oldest English words
1705-15; < French; feminine of petit
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Petite
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
petite popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
petite usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for petite
adj petite
- bantam — A bantam is a breed of small chicken.
- bitsy — very small
- bitty — If you say that something is bitty, you mean that it seems to be formed from a lot of different parts which you think do not fit together or go together well.
- dainty — If you describe a movement, person, or object as dainty, you mean that they are small, delicate, and pretty.
- dinky — Informal. small, unimportant, unimpressive, or shabby: We stayed in a dinky old hotel.
noun petite
- minuteness — extremely small, as in size, amount, extent, or degree: minute differences.
- diminutiveness — The state or quality of being diminutive.
- littleness — small in size; not big; not large; tiny: a little desk in the corner of the room.
adjective petite
- baby — A baby is a very young child, especially one that cannot yet walk or talk.
- diminutive — small; little; tiny: a diminutive building for a model-train layout.
- dwarf — a person of abnormally small stature owing to a pathological condition, especially one suffering from cretinism or some other disease that produces disproportion or deformation of features and limbs.
- elfin — (with reference to a person) small and delicate, typically with an attractively mischievous or strange charm.
- mitre — to bestow a miter upon, or raise to a rank entitled to it.
Antonyms for petite
adj petite
- bustier — A bustier is a type of close-fitting strapless top worn by women.
- busty — If you describe a woman as busty, you mean that she has large breasts.
- buxom — If you describe a woman as buxom, you mean that she looks healthy and attractive and has a rounded body and big breasts.
- full-figured — (of a woman) having an amply proportioned or heavy body.
adjective petite
- zaftig — (of a woman) having a pleasantly plump figure.
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