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miniature
English
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Etymology
Borrowed from Italian miniatura (“manuscript illumination”), from miniare (“to illuminate”), from Latin mini? (“to colour red”), from minium (“red lead”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?m?n(?)?t??(?)/
- (US) IPA(key): /?m?n(i)?t???/, /?m?n(i)?t????/
Noun
miniature (plural miniatures)
- Greatly diminished size or form; reduced scale.
- A small version of something; a model of reduced scale.
- A small, highly detailed painting, a portrait miniature.
- The art of painting such highly detailed miniature works.
- An illustration in an illuminated manuscript.
- A musical composition which is short in duration.
- (chess) A chess game which is concluded with very few moves.
- (role-playing games, board games) A token in a game representing a unit or character.
- Lettering in red; rubric distinction.
- A particular feature or trait.
Derived terms
- miniaturist
- mini-
- mini
Translations
Adjective
miniature (comparative more miniature, superlative most miniature)
- Smaller than normal.
Derived terms
- miniature poodle
- miniaturism
Translations
Verb
miniature (third-person singular simple present miniatures, present participle miniaturing, simple past and past participle miniatured)
- (transitive) To make smaller than normal; to reproduce in miniature.
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian miniatura.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mi.nja.ty?/
Noun
miniature f (plural miniatures)
- miniature
- (computing) thumbnail (a miniature preview of a larger image)
Synonyms
- (thumbnail): vignette, aperçu
Further reading
- “miniature” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Italian
Noun
miniature f
- plural of miniatura
Anagrams
- minuteria
- ruminiate
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minikin
English
Etymology
From from Middle Dutch minnekijn "darling, beloved," from minne "love" (cf. minnesinger) and the diminutive suffix -kijn.
Noun
minikin (countable and uncountable, plural minikins)
- (obsolete) A young person, especially a young woman.
- (obsolete) A small or insignificant person, thing or amount.
- (obsolete) A little pin.
- (uncountable, Britain printing, dated) The size of type smaller than brilliant, standardized as 3-point.
- The treble string of a lute.
Synonyms
- (type size): (US) excelsior
Translations
Adjective
minikin (comparative more minikin, superlative most minikin)
- (obsolete) Diminutive or miniature.
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