mince C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /mɪns/ UK /mɪns/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 verb to cut into very small pieces; or to walk with affected daintiness He did not mince words when criticizing the plan. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to cut into very small... chopgrinddicehashcrumble Word family Derived forms mincermincing Related forms minutediminish Etymology AI details From Old French mincier 'to cut into small pieces', from Vulgar Latin *minutiāre, from Latin minūtia 'small particle', from minūtus 'small', from minuere 'to lessen'. mincier Old French minūtus Latin *mei- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # mince **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /mɪns/ **IPA (UK):** /mɪns/ ## Meanings 1. to cut into very small pieces; or to walk with affected daintiness ## Examples - He did not mince words when criticizing the plan. ## Synonyms - chop - grind - dice - hash - crumble ## Derived Forms - mincer - mincing ## Related Forms - minute - diminish ## Roots and Affixes - Root: mincier - Root: minūtus - Root: *mei- ## Etymology From Old French mincier 'to cut into small pieces', from Vulgar Latin *minutiāre, from Latin minūtia 'small particle', from minūtus 'small', from minuere 'to lessen'. ## AI Etymology Mince comes from Old French mincier 'to cut into small pieces', from Vulgar Latin *minutiāre, from Latin minūtia 'small particle', from minūtus 'small', from minuere 'to lessen'. The etymological trail includes Old French mincier, Latin minūtus, Proto-Indo-European *mei-. The same word family includes mincer, mincing, minute, diminish. Its current verb use means "to cut into very small pieces; or to walk with affected daintiness". ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown