"petite" meaning in English

See petite in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /pəˈtiːt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-petite.wav Forms: more petite [comparative], most petite [superlative]
Rhymes: -iːt Etymology: Borrowed from French petite f, feminine of petit m (“small, little”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|petite|g=f}} French petite f Head templates: {{en-adj}} petite (comparative more petite, superlative most petite)
  1. (especially of a woman) Fairly short and of slim build. Tags: especially Categories (topical): Appearance Translations (Of a woman: fairly short and of slim build): миньонка (minjonka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), 嬌小 /娇小 (jiāoxiǎo) (Chinese Mandarin), siro (Finnish), menue [feminine] (French), zierlich (German), zart gebaut (German), 幼い (osanai) (Japanese), mion (Portuguese), миниатюрная (miniatjurnaja) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-petite-en-adj-YKsyh2gL Disambiguation of Appearance: 44 8 7 41 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 11 22 25 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 45 11 20 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 42 9 25 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 43 9 24 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 38 16 19 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 39 13 20 28 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 43 15 17 25 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 43 12 20 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 45 10 19 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 39 10 18 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 35 11 22 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 45 10 19 25 Disambiguation of 'Of a woman: fairly short and of slim build': 84 6 10
  2. (clothing) Of small size; intended for small-framed adult women. Categories (topical): Clothing Translations (of women's clothing: of small size): pieni (Finnish), миниатюрная (miniatjurnaja) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-petite-en-adj-2VUhqt2X Categories (other): Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 39 10 18 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 35 11 22 32 Topics: business, clothing, fashion, lifestyle, manufacturing, textiles Disambiguation of "of women's clothing: of small size": 5 83 13
  3. Small, little; insignificant; petty. Translations (small, little; insignificant; petty): дребен (dreben) (Bulgarian), pieni (Finnish), pikkuinen (Finnish), pikkuruinen (Finnish), vähäinen (Finnish), mitätön (Finnish), ма́ленький (málenʹkij) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-petite-en-adj-QC4PBBlI Categories (other): Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 39 10 18 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 35 11 22 32 Disambiguation of 'small, little; insignificant; petty': 1 2 97
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: petite bourgeoisie, petite perception Related terms: petite amie, petitely, petiteness

Noun

IPA: /pəˈtiːt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-petite.wav Forms: petites [plural]
Rhymes: -iːt Etymology: Borrowed from French petite f, feminine of petit m (“small, little”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|petite|g=f}} French petite f Head templates: {{en-noun}} petite (plural petites)
  1. (genetics) A mutant first discovered in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, forming small colonies when grown in the presence of fermentable carbon sources such as glucose. Categories (topical): Genetics, Appearance
    Sense id: en-petite-en-noun-N0kAK~xf Disambiguation of Appearance: 44 8 7 41 Categories (other): Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 39 10 18 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 35 11 22 32 Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences

Inflected forms

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    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "Of a woman: fairly short and of slim build",
      "word": "zierlich"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "Of a woman: fairly short and of slim build",
      "word": "zart gebaut"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "osanai",
      "sense": "Of a woman: fairly short and of slim build",
      "word": "幼い"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "Of a woman: fairly short and of slim build",
      "word": "mion"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "miniatjurnaja",
      "sense": "Of a woman: fairly short and of slim build",
      "word": "миниатюрная"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "of women's clothing: of small size",
      "word": "pieni"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "miniatjurnaja",
      "sense": "of women's clothing: of small size",
      "word": "миниатюрная"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "dreben",
      "sense": "small, little; insignificant; petty",
      "word": "дребен"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "small, little; insignificant; petty",
      "word": "pieni"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "small, little; insignificant; petty",
      "word": "pikkuinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "small, little; insignificant; petty",
      "word": "pikkuruinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "small, little; insignificant; petty",
      "word": "vähäinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "small, little; insignificant; petty",
      "word": "mitätön"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "málenʹkij",
      "sense": "small, little; insignificant; petty",
      "word": "ма́ленький"
    }
  ],
  "word": "petite"
}

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