miniature
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3.6
- adjective
- /ˈmɪnɪtʃʊr/
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en miniatura
- She collects miniature figurines that are only a few inches tall.
- miniature golf
- a miniature keyboard
- a miniature device
The world's most miniature knife ever.
- The world's most miniature knife ever.
- So most people don't know, for example, that an infant brain is not a miniature adult brain.
- So I had I had Whiskey, which is my daughter's miniature pony.
- But after I had the baby, it should go back to it's miniature size.
- The keys have a surprisingly long travel, and as long as you don't mind the miniature key caps, it's not terrible.
Examples
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In the center stands a natural sculpture of eroded rock, miniature plants, trees, and water.
Academic text (1992) -
Kids everywhere would have their own miniature zoos, right there in their bedrooms.
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Like a miniature man on a horse.
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Children were thought of as miniature adults.
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This one is a miniature electric skateboard.
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Now, would you be so very kind as to pass me that miniature frying pan?
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And the badge I'm going to show you now is a miniature version of that shrine.
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Next to her, Dolly was a miniature person, a pet, like a miniature poodle.
Fiction book (1990) -
And the first product that TikTok has made us buy is a miniature butane torch.
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The water was level, but there were tiny swirls and miniature eddies coming from its circulation.
Fiction book (1991)
Synonyms
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1.0
Very small in size so you can hold it in one hand
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8.1
Very small, like a baby mouse
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2.7
Used for projects or models that are not large
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5.4
Very small and hard to notice
16
5.1
Very small in size, like a tiny coin
16
4.6
Very small, almost too small to notice
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6.3
A very small thing that is much smaller than usual
7
4.2
Very small, often used for a person, animal, or thing that is lively
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7.7
Very small and hard to see
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2.1
Very small and often looking cute
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5.1
Very small in size, amount, or effect
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7.2
Much smaller than what is normal or expected
Much smaller than other things of the same kind
So small that you can hardly see it
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A small tropical plant with fan-shaped leaves, thin stems, and loose fibers at the leaf bases
How Small
Surface Forms
Etymology
Miniature comes from the name for very small painted pictures and from a red pigment called minium that artists used for tiny images, and it also gave us the short word mini. So to call something miniature is to call it 'very small' or much smaller than normal.