tinyとは意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From Middle English tine, tyne (“very small”) + -y. Perhaps from tine.

発音

• IPA^(key): /ˈtaɪni/

• 韻: -aɪni

形容詞

tiny (comparative tinier, superlative tiniest)

1. Very small.
   • 2013 July-August, Catherine Clabby, “Focus on Everything”, in American Scientist:

     Not long ago, it was difficult to produce photographs of tiny creatures with every part in focus. That’s because the lenses that are excellent at magnifying tiny subjects produce a narrow depth of field. A photo processing technique called focus stacking has changed that.

同意語

• See also Thesaurus:tiny

反意語

• huge
• great

派生語

• tininess
• tinily

名詞

tiny (複数形 tinies)

1. A small child; an infant.
   • 1924, Ford Madox Ford, Some Do Not…, Penguin 2012 (Parade's End), p. 28:

     ‘You know I loved your husband like a brother, and you know I've loved you and Sylvia ever since she was a tiny.’

   • 1982, Young children in China (page 84)

     The lessons we saw have been well suited to the age of the children as regards music, singing and moving (かつ stories about animals for the tinies かつ more abstract themes for the older children).

2. Anything very small.
   • 1956, Victoria Sackville-West, Even More For Your Garden, page 102:

     Might I now add a plea for the smaller irises, the tinies? They, also, should be divided up and replanted just now.