Definition of petite in English:

petite

adjective pəˈtiːtpəˈtit

(of a woman) attractively small and dainty.
she was petite and vivacious
她娇小活泼。
Example sentencesExamples
- The young lady was petite and delicate featured.
- She was petite with delicate features and hands that seemed to be ageless.
- A set of feet came quickly down the staircase, letting into view the figure of a petite woman in a loose white dress.
- Following him was a petite woman who also was in her mid forties but didn't look a day over thirty five.
- Classic Japanese and Thai restaurant, Zen, is recruiting petite women as waitresses at the restaurant.
Synonyms
small, dainty, diminutive, slight, little, tiny, elfin, delicate, small-boned
Scottish wee
informal pint-sized
British informal dinky

Origin

Late 18th century: French, feminine of petit 'small'.

Rhymes

accrete, autocomplete, beet, bittersweet, bleat, cheat, cleat, clubfeet, compete, compleat, complete, conceit, Crete, deceit, delete, deplete, discreet, discrete, eat, effete, élite, entreat, escheat, estreat, excrete, feat, feet, fleet, gîte, greet, heat, leat, leet, Magritte, maltreat, marguerite, meat, meet, meet-and-greet, mesquite, mete, mistreat, neat, outcompete, peat, Pete, pleat, receipt, replete, sangeet, seat, secrete, sheet, skeet, sleet, splay-feet, street, suite, sweet, teat, treat, tweet, wheat

Definition of petite in US English:

petite

adjectivepəˈtitpəˈtēt

(of a woman) having a small and attractively dainty build.
（女性）个子小的，娇小的
she was petite and vivacious
她娇小活泼。
Example sentencesExamples
- She was petite with delicate features and hands that seemed to be ageless.
- A set of feet came quickly down the staircase, letting into view the figure of a petite woman in a loose white dress.
- Following him was a petite woman who also was in her mid forties but didn't look a day over thirty five.
- Classic Japanese and Thai restaurant, Zen, is recruiting petite women as waitresses at the restaurant.
- The young lady was petite and delicate featured.
Synonyms
small, dainty, diminutive, slight, little, tiny, elfin, delicate, small-boned

Origin

Late 18th century: French, feminine of petit ‘small’.

单词	petite
释义	Definition of petite in English: petite adjective pəˈtiːtpəˈtit (of a woman) attractively small and dainty. she was petite and vivacious 她娇小活泼。 Example sentencesExamples The young lady was petite and delicate featured. She was petite with delicate features and hands that seemed to be ageless. A set of feet came quickly down the staircase, letting into view the figure of a petite woman in a loose white dress. Following him was a petite woman who also was in her mid forties but didn't look a day over thirty five. Classic Japanese and Thai restaurant, Zen, is recruiting petite women as waitresses at the restaurant. Synonyms small, dainty, diminutive, slight, little, tiny, elfin, delicate, small-boned Scottish wee informal pint-sized British informal dinky Origin Late 18th century: French, feminine of petit 'small'. Rhymes accrete, autocomplete, beet, bittersweet, bleat, cheat, cleat, clubfeet, compete, compleat, complete, conceit, Crete, deceit, delete, deplete, discreet, discrete, eat, effete, élite, entreat, escheat, estreat, excrete, feat, feet, fleet, gîte, greet, heat, leat, leet, Magritte, maltreat, marguerite, meat, meet, meet-and-greet, mesquite, mete, mistreat, neat, outcompete, peat, Pete, pleat, receipt, replete, sangeet, seat, secrete, sheet, skeet, sleet, splay-feet, street, suite, sweet, teat, treat, tweet, wheat Definition of petite in US English: petite adjectivepəˈtitpəˈtēt (of a woman) having a small and attractively dainty build. （女性）个子小的，娇小的 she was petite and vivacious 她娇小活泼。 Example sentencesExamples She was petite with delicate features and hands that seemed to be ageless. A set of feet came quickly down the staircase, letting into view the figure of a petite woman in a loose white dress. Following him was a petite woman who also was in her mid forties but didn't look a day over thirty five. Classic Japanese and Thai restaurant, Zen, is recruiting petite women as waitresses at the restaurant. The young lady was petite and delicate featured. Synonyms small, dainty, diminutive, slight, little, tiny, elfin, delicate, small-boned Origin Late 18th century: French, feminine of petit ‘small’.
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