petite

adjectivenounattested in dialogue

//pəˈtiːt//

Fairly short and of slim build.

adjective

1
Fairly short and of slim build.
2
Of small size; intended for small-framed adult women.
3
Small, little; insignificant; petty.
The Earth, the Sun, and Stars, what things are they in nature? are they petite things not worth our notice, or grand and worthy of consideration?

Etymology

Borrowed from French petite f, feminine of petit m (“small, little”).

noun

1
A mutant first discovered in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, forming small colonies when grown in the presence of fermentable carbon sources such as glucose.
The primary structure of the mitochondrial genomes of these petites had been previously determined […]

Forms

plural: petites
comparative: more petite
superlative: most petite

Petey · A diminutive of the male given name Peter.petit · Petite: small, little.Petit · A surname.

petite · Fairly short and of slim build.

Petite · A surname.petition · A formal written request made by an individual or a group of…petra · stone, a weight equal to 14 pounds.

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