English

Alternative forms

• miniscule (Originally a misspelling, but now so common that it has come to be considered an alternative spelling by many)

Noun

minuscule ‎(plural minuscules)

1. A lower-case letter.
2. Any of the two medieval handwriting styles minuscule cursive and Caroline minuscule.
3. A letter in these styles.

Translations

Adjective

minuscule ‎(comparative more minuscule, superlative most minuscule)

1. Written in minuscules, lower-case.
2. Written in minuscule handwriting style.
3. Very small, tiny.
   • 2013 May 25, “No hiding place”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8837, page 74:

     In America alone, people spent $170 billion on “direct marketing”—junk mail of both the physical and electronic varieties—last year. Yet of those who received unsolicited adverts through the post, only 3% bought anything as a result. If the bumf arrived electronically, the take-up rate was 0.1%. And for online adverts the “conversion” into sales was a minuscule 0.01%.

   a minuscule dot‎

Synonyms

• (written in minuscules): lower-case, small
• (very small): microscopic, minute, tiny
• See also Wikisaurus:tiny

Antonyms

• (lower-case): majuscule, uppercase

Translations

Usage notes

See the usage notes at miniscule

French

Etymology

From Latin minuscula.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mi.ny.skyl/

Adjective

minuscule m, f ‎(plural minuscules)

1. minuscule

Noun

minuscule f ‎(plural minuscules)

1. minuscule

Latin

Adjective

minuscule

1. vocative masculine singular of minusculus

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [miˈnu.sku.le]

Adjective

minuscule

1. feminine plural nominative of minuscul
2. feminine plural accusative of minuscul
3. neuter plural nominative of minuscul
4. neuter plural accusative of minuscul