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Grooming is 10 times more important than makeup. I use a hair gloss with a teeny bit of color in it that makes my hair very shiny.
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Meaning of "teeny" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TEENY

Variant of tiny.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF TEENY

teeny  [ˈtiːnɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TEENY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Teeny is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES TEENY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Teeny

Teeny can refer to: ▪ A teenager or a "teenybopper" ▪ The state of being very small ▪ Trond Holter, a member of the band Wig Wam ▪ A small drink sold in Massachusetts and New Hampshire stores composed of water, sugar, food coloring, and artificial flavoring packaged in a small plastic clear barrel-like bottle covered with tin foil...

Definition of teeny in the English dictionary

The definition of teeny in the dictionary is extremely small; tiny Also: teeny-weeny, teensy-weensy,.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TEENY


ballotini
ˌbæləˈtiːnɪ
beanie
ˈbiːnɪ
bikini
bɪˈkiːnɪ
Cassini
kæˈsiːnɪ
cavatine
ˌkævəˈtiːnɪ
genie
ˈdʒiːnɪ
Houdini
huːˈdiːnɪ
Irene
aɪˈriːnɪ
kundalini
ˈkʊndəˌliːnɪ
Martini
mɑːˈtiːnɪ
Mussolini
ˌmʊsəˈliːnɪ
panini
pæˈniːnɪ
polyteny
ˈpɒlɪˌtiːnɪ
Puccini
pʊˈtʃiːnɪ
Rossini
rɒˈsiːnɪ
Selene
sɪˈliːnɪ
spaghettini
ˌspæɡɛˈtiːnɪ
sweeney
ˈswiːnɪ
tortellini
ˌtɔːtəˈliːnɪ
zucchini
tsuːˈkiːnɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TEENY

teen
teenage
teenaged
teenager
teener
teenful
teenier
teeniest
teens
teensier
teensiest
teensy
teensy-weensy
teeny-weeny
teenybop
teenybopper
teepee
teer

WORDS THAT END LIKE TEENY

deny
geomorphogeny
grand larceny
greeny
larceny
neoteny
ontogeny
orogeny
petit larceny
petty larceny
phylogeny
progeny
queeny
sheeny
spleeny
sweeny
synteny
teeny-weeny
tweeny
weeny

Synonyms and antonyms of teeny in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «TEENY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «teeny» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of teeny

Translation of «teeny» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TEENY

Find out the translation of teeny to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of teeny from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «teeny» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

蝇头
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

teeny
570 millions of speakers

English

teeny
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नन्हा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

صغير جدا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

маленький
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

teeny
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পুঁচকে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

minuscule
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Teeny
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

winzig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

小さな
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

작아요
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Teeny
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

rất nhỏ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

teeny
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नूतन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ufacık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

teeny
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

malusieńki
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

маленький
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

teeny
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

έφηβες
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Teeny
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

LITEN
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

teeny
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of teeny

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TEENY»

The term «teeny» is very widely used and occupies the 18.249 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TEENY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «teeny» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «teeny» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about teeny

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7 QUOTES WITH «TEENY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word teeny.
1
Mary Crosby
I was terrified. My first week, walking around in a teeny bikini, I kept crossing my arms over my chest because I was afraid I was going to fall out of the top of the suit. And I didn't know anything about technique or lighting.
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Doris Day
When I was a teeny little girl, I was in dancing school, and I sang. We had to put a dance to a song, so I went to the 10-cent store one day and looked at all the sheet music. It was all laid out, and I picked 'Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries.'
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Hulk Hogan
And you know what - and I don't mean this in tongue in cheek way - but it's like deja vu. When I walked in to WCW they were producing wrestling on a little teeny sound stage at Disney, okay? I'm walking into TNA and they're producing wrestling in a little teeny sound stage at Universal.
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Christa Miller
People have maybe, sometimes, said that I can, occasionally, be a teeny bit edgy and judgmental.
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Gordon Parks
But I do feel a little teeny right now that I'm just about ready to start, and winter is entering. Half past autumn has arrived.
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Lily Rabe
When I was teeny tiny, I definitely had a voice that didn't quite match the way I looked at five.
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Stephanie Seymour
Grooming is 10 times more important than makeup. I use a hair gloss with a teeny bit of color in it that makes my hair very shiny.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TEENY»

Discover the use of teeny in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to teeny and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Teeny-Tiny Woman: A Ghost Story
Retells the tale of the teeny-tiny woman who finds a teeny-tiny bone in a churchyard and puts it away in her cupboard before she goes to sleep.
‎1986
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Teeny Tiny Animals
Inside this book you'll find all sorts of itty-bitty animals: dogs, pigs, frogs, lizards and more.==
Lexi Ryals, 2011
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Tugg and Tweeny - Jungle Surprises
Tugg, a gorilla, and his best friend Teeny, a monkey, lead their other friends in three jungle adventures.
J. Patrick Lewis, 2011
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Ruthie and the (Not So) Teeny Tiny Lie
Ruthie loves tiny things and when she finds a tiny camera on the playground she is very happy, but after she lies and says the camera belongs to her, nothing seems to go right. 25,000 first printing.
‎2007
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A Teeny Tiny Baby
A little baby delightfully explains all the wonderful things that make life so very interesting, such as being tickled and jiggled, being fed and changed, and exploring the world's most fascinating places, like the grocery store and Dad's ...
‎1994
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Teeny Tiny
Retells the tale of the teeny-tiny woman who finds a teeny-tiny bone in a churchyard and puts it away in her cupboard before she goes to sleep.
Jill Bennett, 1997
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A Teeny Bit of Trouble
In this hilarious follow-up to GONE WITH A HANDSOMER MAN, Charleston pastry chef Teeny Templeton witnesses a murder and discovers that her laywer-boyfriend, Coop O'Malley, has been keeping secrets.
Michael Lee West, 2012
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Teeny Tiny Talks
Teeny Tiny Talks is a great resource to help little ones learn gospel principles and have fun at the same time.Teeny Tiny Talks Volume Two is also available on CD.
Lindsey Shumway, 2005
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Teeny Tiny Talks: I Am a Child of God
Teeny Tiny Talks is a great resource to help little ones learn gospel principles and have fun at the same time. Kimiko Christensen Hammari graduated from BYU with a degree in English.
Kimiko Christensen Hammari, 2007
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Teeny Witch Goes to School
Teeny Witch does not want to leave her aunts and spend the day in school, but after the first day of school she finds it to be a place of fun.
Liz Matthews, 1991

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TEENY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term teeny is used in the context of the following news items.
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Kylie Jenner wears teeny weeny hot pants as she fills her car with …
Which is exactly why the 17-year-old ended up being extremely overdressed when she stopped by a petrol station in Studio City, Los Angeles on Sunday. «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
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Two men help big house make teeny-tiny move
Two men have been tasked with moving a San Francisco, California, home 80 feet, reports CNN affiliate KGO. The house is being relocated, although not by ... «HLNtv.com, Jul 15»
3
Teeny bikinis and pert bottoms - selling female surfers
TEENY bikinis, pert bottoms and glamorised swim shots ... welcome to the marketing world of women's surfing. Research by a Southern Cross University lecturer ... «Northern Star, Jul 15»
4
Watch: Tony Yazbeck and Helen Mirren Surprise Audience at Teeny
The attendees of the Teeny Awards, which took place this past Sunday, received a surprise when two award winning actors starred in a special presentation ... «Patch.com, Jun 15»
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Helen Mirren, Tony Yazbeck Surprise Teeny Award Nominees …
Broadway producer Rob Hinderliter wanted nothing more than to present at the 13th annual Teeny Awards on Sunday night at Center Moriches High School, ... «27east.com, Jun 15»
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East End Arts to Host 13th Annual Teeny Awards This Sunday
East End Arts announced they will be hosting the 13th Annual Teeny Awards Ceremony this weekend. The event will take place on Sunday, June 7, 2015 at ... «Patch.com, Jun 15»
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13th Annual Teeny Awards Nominations Announced
The Teeny Awards, conceived from the idea of the Antoinette Perry Awards – The Tony Awards – for Broadway shows, has been celebrating excellence in high ... «RiverheadLOCAL, May 15»
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Coco Austin and Her Sister Do Yoga in Teeny-Tiny Bikinis (Pics …
On Wednesday, the wife of Ice-T showed off the benefits of spending all that time on the mat when she shared a video of her and sister Kristy Williams stretching ... «Yahoo Celebrity UK, Apr 15»
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Puppy doing press ups goes viral as 21 million watch his workout …
The health-conscious pooch, named Teeny, has become a viral sensation after a video of him doing press ups alongside his owner has been seen by more than ... «mirror.co.uk, Apr 15»
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Courtney Stodden Gives New Meaning To Teeny Weeny Bikini!
Are you looking for a new bikini for summer? Perhaps Courtney Stodden can hook you up. If you're in the market for an itty bitty teeny weeny pink polka dot bikini ... «Reality Tea, Mar 15»

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