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# tiny

adjective (tiny, tinier, tiniest)

«tiny» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Very, very small: "a tiny ant". [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tiny/#m1)

### In the lessons

In science, tiny things like germs and cells can only be seen with a microscope. In maths, tiny means very small amounts or numbers. In stories, tiny shows something cute or fragile. Phrases: tiny bit, tiny little.

### Examples

- An ant is tiny. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tiny/#x1)
- Germs are too tiny to see. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tiny/#x2)
- The baby has tiny fingers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tiny/#x3)
- There's a tiny hole in my sock. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tiny/#x4)
- Only a tiny bit of cake is left. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tiny/#x5)
- A tiny seed grows into a tall tree. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tiny/#x6)
- The kitten made a tiny sound. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tiny/#x7)
- Sand grains are tiny pieces of rock. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tiny/#x8)
- Only under their feet was a tiny dry spot. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tiny/#x9)

### Note

Comparatives: tinier, tiniest (y → ie). "Tiny" is stronger than "small" or "little". Tiny things can still matter a lot, like germs or a tiny spark that starts a fire.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «tiny» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tiny/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«tiny» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/tiny.html) on Mova free.