miniature
(adjective) being on a very small scale; “a miniature camera”
miniature, toy
(noun) a copy that reproduces a person or thing in greatly reduced size
miniature, illumination
(noun) painting or drawing included in a book (especially in illuminated medieval manuscripts)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
miniature (plural miniatures)
Greatly diminished size or form; reduced scale.
A small version of something; a model of reduced scale.
A small, highly detailed painting, a portrait miniature.
The art of painting such highly detailed miniature works.
An illustration in an illuminated manuscript.
A musical composition which is short in duration.
(chess) A chess game which is concluded with very few moves.
(RPG, board games) A token in a game representing a unit or character.
Lettering in red; rubric distinction.
A particular feature or trait.
miniature (comparative more miniature, superlative most miniature)
Smaller than normal.
miniature (third-person singular simple present miniatures, present participle miniaturing, simple past and past participle miniatured)
(transitive) To make smaller than normal; to reproduce in miniature.
Source: Wiktionary
Min"i*a*ture, n. Etym: [It. miniatura, fr. L. miniare. See Miniate, v.,Minium.]
1. Originally, a painting in colors such as those in mediæval manuscripts; in modern times, any very small painting, especially a portrait.
2. Greatly diminished size or form; reduced scale.
3. Lettering in red; rubric distinction. [Obs.]
4. A particular feature or trait. [Obs.] Massinger.
Min"i*a*ture, a.
Definition: Being on a small; much reduced from the reality; as, a miniature copy.
Min"i*a*ture, v. t.
Definition: To represent or depict in a small compass, or on a small scale.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
30 May 2025
(noun) (sports) a return made with the palm of the hand facing the direction of the stroke (as in tennis or badminton or squash)
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
