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Adjectives that describe how big or small something is.

Bis forBig

Something is big if it is many times larger than something else. The ship in the picture is much bigger than the little boat at the front of the picture. The opposite of big is small.

Bis forBroad

Broad is another word for wide. The man in the picture has a broad chest.
Diminutive means something small or lesser in size or importance. It can also mean using a shorter or softer form of a word.

You often see diminutives in names, like "Cassie" instead of "Cassandra."

Dis forDwarf

A dwarf is a small person, born with a condition that makes them unusually small. Most dwarves have short arms and legs and facial features that are distinctive.
A dwarf of any kind of plant or animal is a smaller variety of that plant or animal. Dwarf forms of animals are often kept as pets.

Eis forEnormous

Enormous is another word for huge. The boy in the picture thinks the horse is enormous.

Gis forGigantic

Gigantic is another word for huge.

His forHuge

If something is much, much bigger than it should be, it is huge. The picture is of one huge pumpkin with two normal-sized pumpkins sitting on top of it.

Lis forLarge

Large is another word for big. The cat in the picture is large.

Lis forLittle

Little is another word for small.

Lis forLong

Something is long if it goes for a considerable way in one direction. Something goes for a long time if it happens for an extended period.
The lizard in the picture has a very long tail.
The opposite of long is short.

Mis forMassive

Something is massive if it is really, really big. The truck in the picture is massive.

Mis forMedium

Medium is a way to describe something that is a size in between small and large.
Something is miniature if it is a very small copy of something else. A miniature can either be a model of something, like a miniature car, or a word for a very small animal, such as a miniature horse.

Nis forNarrow

A gap between two things is narrow if the two things are quite close together and there is not a lot of room between them. The street in the picture is very narrow. The opposite of narrow is wide.

Sis forShort

Something is short if the highest part of it is much lower than the top of similar things. The woman in the picture is much shorter than the man in the picture. The opposite of short is tall.

Sis forSmall

Something is small if other things are much bigger than it. In the picture, the dog on the bench is much smaller than the dog on the ground.

Tis forTall

Something is tall if the top of it is much higher up than the top of similar things. The person wearing the scarf on the left of the picture is taller than the other person in the picture. Giraffes and basketball players are tall.

The opposite of tall is short.

Tis forThick

Something is thick if it is a larger than normal distance from one side to another. Things like slices of bread are often described as thick. The picture is of some toast with a thick layer of chocolate flavored spread on it.
The opposite of thick is thin or sparse.

Tis forThin

Something is thin if there is a very short distance from one side of it to the other. For example, thin ice is ice that would not be strong enough to stand on. The bird in the picture has very thin legs. Another word for thin is skinny. The opposite of thin is fat or thick.

Tis forTiny

Something is tiny if it is much, much smaller than something of its kind should normally be. The picture is of a tiny frog.