as in diminutive
having a small and thin body
—usually used to describe a woman or girl
She's petite and has short black hair. a petite young woman
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Recent Examples of petite
This petite heater does a great job of heating small rooms, with 70-degree oscillation for better coverage.
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Ho Lin, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2025
Plus, the Penelope bag was reinvented in its new petite size in patent leather this season, while the Dua bag captured the vibe of the season with the use of suede and the brand’s unmistakable Bubble Double leather.
—Stephen Garner, WWD, 3 Mar. 2025
When cruising at more relaxed speeds, the car soaked up the decidedly rough road surfaces extremely well for a car with such petite dimensions.
—Tim Stevens, Ars Technica, 3 Mar. 2025
Mulligan hands Thompson a comically oversized 20-sided die, a boulder in Thompson’s petite arms.
—Eric Francisco, Rolling Stone, 1 Mar. 2025
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Ho Lin, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2025
Plus, the Penelope bag was reinvented in its new petite size in patent leather this season, while the Dua bag captured the vibe of the season with the use of suede and the brand’s unmistakable Bubble Double leather.
—Stephen Garner, WWD, 3 Mar. 2025
When cruising at more relaxed speeds, the car soaked up the decidedly rough road surfaces extremely well for a car with such petite dimensions.
—Tim Stevens, Ars Technica, 3 Mar. 2025
Mulligan hands Thompson a comically oversized 20-sided die, a boulder in Thompson’s petite arms.
—Eric Francisco, Rolling Stone, 1 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for petite
Adjective
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Presented here, through some visual trickery, as a diminutive schlump with a hideous comb-over, Hawke doesn’t exactly disappear into the role, which strikes me as fortuitous and perhaps deliberate.—
Justin Chang,
The New Yorker,
27 Feb. 2025
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Named Grace after the late pioneer of software engineering Grace Murray Hopper, the diminutive craft will conduct several hops that reach up to 50 meters (164 feet) in the air before diving into a nearby crater that lives in permanent shadow.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN,
26 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Whether traveling by train, bus, plane, or car, this mini purifier will help clean the air around you and your little ones.—
Ramona Saviss,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Mar. 2025
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The accessories include two different sized claw clips and a mini detangling brush.—
Emma Sandler,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Precisely the sorts of things that a federal coronavirus task force and its elfin leader should be focused on, in other words.—
Libby Watson,
The New Republic,
15 May 2020
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Before leading me on a tour of the outdoor sets and soundstages, Logan, an elfin presence with a demeanor that splits the difference between fanatical and very nice, greeted me at his office in a repurposed hacienda.—
Alexis Soloski,
New York Times,
24 Apr. 2020
Adjective
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The proximity of the Andromeda Galaxy to the Milky Way would have seen material ripped out of our galaxy to settle in the same orbital plane around the Andromeda galaxy and form the dwarf galaxies there, a bit like moons forming around a planet.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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This artist’s illustration depicts a dwarf galaxy that hosts an active galactic nucleus — an actively feeding black hole.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
19 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Many of the effortless looks were anchored with fluid pencil skirts offered in an array of textures, from liquid-looking silk to textural fringes and micro beads, the latter conjuring a demure flapper girl élan.—
WWD,
WWD,
3 Mar. 2025
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Samuel Gibson is the founder and CEO of Hadron Energy — developing micro nuclear reactors for data centers.—
Samuel Gibson,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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For those who need fast storage on the go, the Samsung Portable T7 SSD is tiny, secure, and now 25% off!—
Shubham Yewale,
PCMAG,
5 Mar. 2025
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The indie retailer is partnering up with Mattel to debut a limited-edition line of clothing and accessories inspired by the tiny doll.—
Hannah Malach,
WWD,
5 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Beneath that ice, the light sensors recorded an astronomically small number of photons: an upper range of 0.04 micromoles per square meter per second, a number very close to the theoretical minimum amount of light that photosynthesis can run on.—
Asher Elbein,
WIRED,
2 Mar. 2025
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Bob Dylan did that, and La La Land did that to a much smaller way.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
2 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Today, pocket-size family farmsteads on the canyon floor, often tucked against sheer walls, coexist with the ancient ruins and rock art.—
Derek M. Norman,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Jan. 2025
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The 160-page, pocket-size book — which in customary Michelin style includes a detachable city map — signals the growing stature of Detroit in the tourism industry.—
Brian McCollum,
Detroit Free Press,
11 Dec. 2024
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“Petite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/petite. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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