different between dinky vs limited

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?d??ki/
• Rhymes: -??ki

Etymology 1

1780-90; compare Scots dink (“neatly dressed, trim”) (of obscure origin); sense shift perhaps: trim > dainty > small > insignificant; +? -y.

Adjective

dinky (comparative dinkier, superlative dinkiest)

1. (informal, Britain) Tiny and cute; small and attractive.
   • 1915, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Anne of the Island, ch. 11

     How do you like my hat? That one you had on in church yesterday was real dinky.
2. (informal, US) Tiny and insignificant; small and undesirable.

   They stayed in a dinky hotel room, but they had a great trip.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:tiny

Translations

Etymology 2

cf. DINK

Noun

dinky (plural dinkies)

1. A person in a relationship with double income and no kids

Anagrams

• kindy

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?l?m?t?d/
• Hyphenation: lim?it?ed

Verb

limited

1. simple past tense and past participle of limit

Adjective

limited (comparative more limited, superlative most limited)

1. With certain (often specified) limits placed upon it.
2. Restricted, small, few, not plentiful.

   There are limited places available. Enrol now or you will miss out.

   I have a limited understanding of quantum physics.

Synonyms

• finite

Antonyms

• endless
• infinite
• unlimited

Derived terms

• feature-limited
• limited-stop
• time-limited

Related terms

• limitedly
• limitedness

See also

• Ltd.

Translations

Noun

limited (plural limiteds)

1. (rail transport) An express train that only halts at a limited number of stops.

References

• limited on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• delimit, melitid