teensy

Barely there size

Teensy means very small or tiny, an informal and playful variant of teeny.

It often appears reduplicated as teensy-weensy for extra emphasis on smallness: Just a teensy bit more.

The word belongs to casual speech, especially when addressing children or being deliberately cute.

playful

itsy-bitsy

Extremely small, cutely put

li'l

cute

adorable

Extremely endearing

sweet · precious · cuddly · whimsical · winsome · charming · elfin · kawaii · cherubic · playful

scientific

nanoscale

Billionth-meter dimension

nano · micro · quantum · microscopic · imperceptible · microelectronic · nanotechnology · particle · cellular · electron

Categories
Opposites
size/magnitude

teensyhuge

Extremely large in size

enormous · gigantic · massive · colossal · immense

Phrases
Family

teeny, teensy-weensy

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G