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tininess

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ti⋅ny

  [tahy-nee]
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–adjective, -ni⋅er, -ni⋅est.
very small; minute; wee.
Origin:
1590–1600; late ME tine very small (< ?) + -y 1

Related forms:
ti⋅ni⋅ly, adverb
ti⋅ni⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
little, diminutive, teeny.
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ti·ny   (tī'nē)   
adj.   ti·ni·er, ti·ni·est
Extremely small; minute. See Synonyms at small.

[Alteration of Middle English tine.]
ti'ni·ness n.
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Word Origin & History

tiny 
c.1400, tyne "very small," perhaps from tine.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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