Words / A2

TYN-ee/ˈtaɪni/

Tiny means very small: a tiny room, tiny writing, a tiny mistake. Small is milder. Huge and massive are opposites. Tin is a container. Shiny describes light. Do not write tiny when you mean tinny (thin metal sound), or tidy.

Meaning

Very small.

Examples

• “The cabin had a tiny window above the bunk.”
• “We slept in a tiny cabin with two bunks.”
• “There is a tiny café behind the museum, easy to miss.”

Good to know

a tiny room / a tiny mistake. Milder: small. Opposite: huge. Mix-up: tinny, tidy.

Near in meaning

small

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