petiteness

pe·tite

P0221600 (pə-tēt′) adj. 1. Short and slender: This rack of clothing is for petite women. 2. Small in size or scope; tiny: "a bagel that is fairly petite by today's standards" (Ed Levine). See Synonyms at small. n. A clothing size for short, slender women.

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[French, feminine of petit, from Middle French, from Old French; see petit.]

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pe·tite′ness n.

petiteness

(pəˈtiːtnəs) nthe condition of being petite or small and slight

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petiteness - the property of being very small in size; "hence the minuteness of detail in the painting"diminutiveness, minuteness, tininess, weenesslittleness, smallness - the property of having a relatively small size