miniature

Noun

1. Greatly diminished size or form; reduced scale.
2. A small version of something; a model of reduced scale.
3. A small, highly detailed painting, a portrait miniature.
4. The art of painting such highly detailed miniature works.
5. An illustration in an illuminated manuscript.
6. A musical composition which is short in duration.
7. A chess game which is concluded with very few moves.
8. A token in a game representing a unit or character.
9. Lettering in red; rubric distinction.
10. A particular feature or trait.

Adj

Smaller than normal.

Verb

To make smaller than normal; to reproduce in miniature.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmɪnɪtʃə/

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian miniatura (“manuscript illumination”), from miniare (“to illuminate”), from Latin miniō (“to colour red”), from minium (“red lead”).

Synonyms

tiny

small

diminutive

toy

very small

model

little

compact

young

babylike

illumination

pattern

petite

replica

reproduction

sample

small-sized

specimen

thumbnail

wee

micrographic

minisize

minitype

extremely small

epitome

micro

microscopic

microscopical

midget

mini

minor

minority

minuscule

minute