as in diminutive
having a small and thin body
—usually used to describe a woman or girl
She's petite and has short black hair. a petite young woman
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Recent Examples of petite
The tech would enable labels to more easily offer petite, plus-size and other specialized size ranges without rebuilding patterns from scratch.
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Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
19 June 2026
At Banana Republic, find limited-time deals on a linen wrap maxi skirt in three colors and both regular and petite sizing.
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Claire Peltier,
ABC News,
17 June 2026
The petite Hudson is equally enticing, focusing on somewhat more traditional items and smaller scale accessories excellent for host and housewarming presents.
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Shannon McMahon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 June 2026
But a petite option doesn’t need to feel like a design compromise.
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Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
12 June 2026
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Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
19 June 2026
At Banana Republic, find limited-time deals on a linen wrap maxi skirt in three colors and both regular and petite sizing.
—
Claire Peltier,
ABC News,
17 June 2026
The petite Hudson is equally enticing, focusing on somewhat more traditional items and smaller scale accessories excellent for host and housewarming presents.
—
Shannon McMahon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 June 2026
But a petite option doesn’t need to feel like a design compromise.
—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
12 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for petite
Recent Examples of Synonyms for petite
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Fossils unearthed by archaeologists in the Liang Bua cave on the Indonesian island of Flores in 2003 led to the discovery of the diminutive hominin.
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What's neat about this model is that despite its diminutive size, it's got four buttons that cover its most essential functions, as well as a preview screen on the back.
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There is currently an asset protection structure that is making its way around social media that is aimed for smallish real estate investors.
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While the skill is one thing, Grier says smallish players like Stenberg and Lin need to be competitive.
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Making mini lava cakes is fussy, but this large format variation is as easy as can be.
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This Staud tote proves the jelly bag trend works beyond mini bags and novelty shapes.
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Olah is a boyish, elfin prodigy who, at nineteen, met Amodei on his first visit to the Bay Area.
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That effort also brought back the rare frosted elfin butterfly for the first time in decades.
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These semi-dwarf shrubs have a nice, rounded form that maxes out at 4 or 5 feet wide and tall.
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Additionally, new facilities such as the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile, are expected to discover more dwarf galaxies for researchers to study.
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Each of these micro events can introduce uncertainty or frustration if not handled thoughtfully.
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Kim Kardashian posed in a tiny micro leopard-print lingerie set from Skims.
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Even tiny electromagnetic disturbances can disrupt the quantum states that perform calculations, reducing the accuracy and reliability of the system.
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What Uranus will look like Uranus should resemble a tiny greenish star and will appear only about 1/63 as bright as Mars.
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Name the worry out loud, then choose a small boundary that protects your energy, such as turning off notifications during a demanding task.
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People milled about clutching small rainbow flags from the human rights organization Outright International.
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“Petite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/petite. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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