Word of the Day: DIMINUTIVE

Teeny tiny

diminutive (adj) - small, little, or tiny [dih-min-yuh-tiv]

BREAKDOWN: DE- (fully) + MINU- (small) + -TE (state) + -IVE (being)

• a diminutive can be a shorter version of a word or name or a version connoting smallness; a nickname

“At the time Gothic cathedrals were designed, most people lived in dark huts, so just walking into a space vastly larger than what they were habituated to, lit by stained glass windows, was literally awe-inspiring. Today, we're not as impressed by big buildings, so we have to go to very large mountains to experience that 'diminutive effect.'" —Michael Persinger