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- Dictionaryminuscule/ˈmɪnɪskjuːl/
adjective
- 1. extremely small; tiny: "a minuscule fragment of DNA"
- 2. of or in lower-case letters, as distinct from capitals or uncials.
noun
- 1. minuscule script: "the humanistic hands of the 15th century were based on the Carolingian minuscule"
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adjective. uk / ˈmɪn.ə.skjuːl / us / ˈmɪn.ə.skjuːl / Add to word list. extremely small: All she gave him to eat was two minuscule pieces of toast. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. not great in size, amount, etc. small I live in a small town. little She's a good little girl. a little I just want a little ice cream.
1. : a lowercase letter. 2. a. : one of several ancient and medieval writing styles developed from cursive and having simplified and small forms. b. : a letter in this style. Did you know? Minuscule derives from the Latin adjective minusculus, which means "rather small."
adjective. us / ˈmɪn.ə.skjuːl / uk / ˈmɪn.ə.skjuːl / Add to word list. extremely small: All she gave him to eat was two minuscule pieces of toast. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. not great in size, amount, etc. small I live in a small town. little She's a good little girl. a little I just want a little ice cream.
When something is teeny tiny, it is minuscule. If your mother calls your miniskirt minuscule, it probably means she wants you to change into something a bit less revealing. In minuscule, you see the word, minus, which means lesser.
If you describe something as minuscule, you mean that it is very small. The film was shot in 17 days, a minuscule amount of time. American English : minuscule / ˈmɪnɪskyul /
What does the word minuscule mean? There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the word minuscule. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. minuscule has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. handwriting and calligraphy (early 1700s) printing and typography (early 1700s) palaeography (early 1700s)
A complete guide to the word "MINUSCULE": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
Definition of minuscule adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Extremely small or tiny, often to the point of being almost imperceptible. "The particles in the air were minuscule and invisible to the naked eye." Detailed meaning of minuscule. It can refer to physical objects or qualities, as well as abstract concepts or amounts.
1. Very small; tiny. See Synonyms at small. 2. Of, relating to, or written in minuscule. n. 1. A small cursive script developed from uncial between the seventh and ninth centuries and used in medieval manuscripts. 2. A letter written in minuscule. 3. A lowercase letter.
