diminutiveness
Example Sentences
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Proust had to outgrow the habits of diminutiveness, without sacrificing a love of nuance and detail, to become himself.
From The New Yorker ● Aug. 3, 2015
The diminutiveness of these small rooms admitted of their being infinitely multiplied.
From The Wonders of Pompeii by Monnier, Marc
I knew him instantly from the pictures I had seen of him, but was surprised at the diminutiveness of his person.
From Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe by Willis, N. Parker
Consequently he sits tall, and with the peculiar erectness of head and neck, his diminutiveness disappears.
From Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe by Willis, N. Parker
They belong to what is sometimes known as Micronesia, from the extreme diminutiveness of the land masses.
From Our War with Spain for Cuba's Freedom by White, Trumbull
