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
Delicate accessories, like a metallic heel and petite pearl pendant, add just the right amount of shine without distracting from the ring.
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Rosie Jarman, Vogue, 17 Apr. 2026
Ensuite baths are similarly petite, but much of the room is given over to the generously sized shower stocked with Elm Organics bath amenities.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Apr. 2026
Here’s how Anne packed her cottage’s petite footprint with plenty of personality and functionality.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2026
There’s also a marked interest in petite cakes for smaller (or even solo) gatherings.
—Wendy Rose Gould, Martha Stewart, 9 Apr. 2026
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Rosie Jarman, Vogue, 17 Apr. 2026
Ensuite baths are similarly petite, but much of the room is given over to the generously sized shower stocked with Elm Organics bath amenities.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Apr. 2026
Here’s how Anne packed her cottage’s petite footprint with plenty of personality and functionality.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2026
There’s also a marked interest in petite cakes for smaller (or even solo) gatherings.
—Wendy Rose Gould, Martha Stewart, 9 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for petite
Adjective
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There’s depth there and the current roster basically consists of Drake London, diminutive old friend Olamide Zaccheaus and inconsistent field stretcher Jahan Dotson.—
Tyler Estep,
AJC.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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Earthy, moody colors cosset wellness-seekers in the treatment rooms, making way for organic cream hues in the diminutive swimming pool.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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That’s roughly the mass of a smallish rocky asteroid, perhaps four or five kilometers in diameter.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
24 Apr. 2026
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One of the best-skating prospects in the world, the 5-10, 178-pound Potter is a smallish but talented player who uses his electric speed to put defenders on their heels, create opportunistic chances, get out in transition and jump onto loose pucks.—
Scott Wheeler,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Off the water, Virginia Beach is home to an aquarium, laser tag, indoor skydiving, mini golf, and many more attractions for the entire family to enjoy.—
Kara Williams,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2026
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Lightweight and travel-approved with classic and mini sizes available.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
25 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Olah is a boyish, elfin prodigy who, at nineteen, met Amodei on his first visit to the Bay Area.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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That effort also brought back the rare frosted elfin butterfly for the first time in decades.—
Diana Stralberg,
The Conversation,
17 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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This semi-dwarf agapanthus sparkles with clusters of violet-blue flowers atop sturdy stems that make excellent cuttings.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
21 Apr. 2026
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The bond between the dwarf calf and the aging horse blossomed over the following months.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
21 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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By layering macro-level route planning with micro-level real-time reasoning, the platform enables the vehicle to interpret and respond to dynamic environments with greater nuance.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Apr. 2026
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Our logic engine sits in between to stabilize the aircraft and reduce micro-control inputs.—
David Szondy
April 25,
New Atlas,
25 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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What last Friday’s 5-0 win away to Sunderland might have done for Pereira is give him just a tiny bit more freedom; the opportunity to go slightly stronger with his team selections in these two games against Villa, either side of a still-vital trip to Chelsea on Monday.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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The technique used to measure the singularities’ velocity could open the door to studying other tiny, fast phenomena in physics, chemistry and biology—or perhaps to find new ways to encode quantum information in materials, according to the researchers.—
Adam Kovac,
Scientific American,
30 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Ceija Stojka’s small paintings at the Drawing Center swarm with such harrowing incident that viewers may not spot the mystery in the bottom right corner of many of her canvases.—
Ben Davis,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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The Pistons are small favorites on the road for Game 3.—
Dan Santaromita,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Petite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/petite. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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