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View usage for: (tiːni) Word forms: comparative teenier, superlative teeniestadjective [ADJECTIVE noun]If you describe something as teeny, you are emphasizing that it is very small. [informal, emphasis] ...little teeny bugs. Sue never carried anything other than the teeniest purse. Synonyms: tiny, minute, wee, miniature More Synonyms of teeny (ˈtiːnɪ) adjectiveWord forms: -nier or -niest informal extremely small; tiny Also: teeny-weeny (ˈtiːnɪˈwiːnɪ), teensy-weensy (ˈtiːnzɪˈwiːnzɪ), teensy (ˈtiːnzɪ) Word origin C19: variant of tinyteeny in American English (ˈtini) adjectiveWord forms: ˈteenier or ˈteeniest Informal tiny : also ˈteensy (ˈtinzi; ˈtinsi) Word forms: ˈteensier or ˈteensiest Examples of 'teeny' in a sentenceteeny Straight into a teeny gap in one clean, confident swing.Just a teeny bit of shading is required.Gladiator sandals paired with a bold maxi dress or teeny tiny shorts to show off luscious legs?Long red carpet dresses have been replaced by teeny ones.So it seems this being less nice is caused by growing a teeny bit more like a man.But there is one teeny catch.In the flesh she is a teeny, tiny woman and extremely feminine and pretty.There's obviously still a teeny bit of superstition deep inside me.Although the models are teeny tiny, they all look healthy.The first episode was exciting, touching and a teeny bit addictive.Aren't you just a teeny bit worried?And normally just a teeny bit camp, which results in a spot of adult audience participation.I am just a common old spendthrift with a teeny tiny fashion habit.Imagine passing a statue of yourself on the way into work: might it not lead to a teeny bit of complacency?OK, so the joke is stretching a point just a teeny bit.A teeny bit wan and slippery, but fine.He said: 'I was a teeny bit worried.But it's something else as well: a teeny bit boring.But he reduced my sense of gratitude a teeny bit by suggesting that I shower before reading this holy book.At a party recently, she wore one of her old dresses, a teeny tiny number in silk.Firstly, the only skirts you could conceivably wear with it are teeny mini ones, and this season is all about longer lengths.She is obviously naturally slim, but at the age of 35 must be feeling the strain of having to still look teeny tiny.It has six big bedrooms and I felt like a tiny, teeny person who might get lost inside it. Definition extremely small (informal) The people on the ground looked like little, teeny bugs. Additional synonymsDefinition very small a diminutive figure stood at the entrance Synonyms small, little, tiny, minute, pocket(-sized), mini, wee, miniature, petite, midget, undersized, teeny-weeny, Lilliputian, bantam, teensy-weensy, pygmy or pigmy Definition very small microscopic fibres of protein Synonyms tiny, minute, invisible, negligible, minuscule, imperceptible, infinitesimal, teeny-weeny, teensy-weensy Definition much smaller than usual The farm has been selling miniature roses since 1979. Synonyms small, little, minute, baby, reduced, tiny, pocket, toy, mini, wee, dwarf, scaled-down, diminutive, minuscule, midget, teeny-weeny, Lilliputian, teensy-weensy, pygmy or pigmy - teeming
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Additional synonymsDefinition very small reducing his handwriting to minuscule proportions Synonyms tiny, little, minute, fine, very small, miniature, microscopic, diminutive, infinitesimal, teeny-weeny, Lilliputian, teensy-weensy Definition very small Only a minute amount is needed. Synonyms small, little, tiny, miniature, slender, fine, microscopic, diminutive, minuscule, infinitesimal, teeny-weeny, Lilliputian, teensy-weensy Definition small or short Fancy being so scared of a wee spider! Synonyms little, small, minute, tiny, miniature, insignificant, negligible, microscopic, diminutive, minuscule, teeny (informal), itsy-bitsy (informal), teeny-weeny, Lilliputian, titchy (British, informal), teensy-weensy, pygmy or pigmy |