minuscule

adjectivecommon noun

Syllable Decomposition

minuscule

borrowed from the Latin minusculus ('quite small', 'a little smaller'), a diminutive of minus ('smaller'), itself an irregular comparative of parvum ('small').

Definitions

Synonyms

infimeinfinitésimalimperceptiblelilliputiennainmicroscopiqueriquiquirikikiaccessoireanodindérisoireinsignifiantquelconqueridicule

Antonyms

astronomiquecolossaldémesurééléphantesqueextraordinairegargantuesquegéantgigantesquefantastiquefaramineuximmensemirobolantmonstremonstrueuxmonumentalphénoménalpantagruéliquepantagruélesqueprodigieuxtitanesqueimportantcapitalemajusculecapitalemajuscule

Plural

minuscules

Translations

  • germangerman:Kleinbuchstabe
  • englishenglish:miniscule
  • italianitalian:minuscola
  • turkishturkish:ufacık tefecik

See also

minuscules (adj.)