MINUSCULE

minuscule, miniscule

(adjective) extremely small; “a minuscule kitchen”; “a minuscule amount of rain fell”

little, minuscule, small

(adjective) lowercase; “little a”; “small a”; “e.e.cummings’s poetry is written all in minuscule letters”

minuscule, minuscular

(adjective) of or relating to a small cursive script developed from uncial; 7th to 9th centuries

minuscule

(noun) a small cursive script developed from uncial between the 7th and 9th centuries and used in medieval manuscripts

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

minuscule (plural minuscules)

A lowercase letter.

Either of the two medieval handwriting styles minuscule cursive and Caroline minuscule.

A letter in these styles.

Adjective

minuscule (comparative more minuscule, superlative most minuscule)

Written in minuscules, lowercase.

Written in minuscule handwriting style.

Very small, tiny.

Synonyms

• (written in minuscules): lower-case, small

• (very small): microscopic, minute, tiny

• See also tiny

Antonyms

• (lower-case): majuscule, uppercase

Usage notes

See the usage notes at miniscule

Source: Wiktionary

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Mi*nus"cule, n. Etym: [L. minusculus rather small, fr. minus less: cf. F. minuscule.]

1. Any very small, minute object.

2. A small Roman letter which is neither capital nor uncial; a manuscript written in such letters.

– a.

Definition: Of the size and style of minuscules; written in minuscules. These minuscule letters are cursive forms of the earlier uncials. I. Taylor (The Alphabet).

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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