minuscule C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈmɪnəskjul/ UK /ˈmɪnəskjuːl/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj extremely small; tiny The print was so minuscule it required a magnifying glass. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · extremely small; tiny tinyminutemicroscopicinfinitesimaldiminutiveminiaturenegligible ↔ Opposites enormoushugegiganticmassivemajuscule Word family Derived forms minuscular Related forms minusminorminutediminish Etymology AI details From French minuscule, from Latin minuscula (littera) 'somewhat smaller (letter)', diminutive of minus 'less', from Proto-Indo-European *mei- 'small'. minuscula Latin minus Latin *mei- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # minuscule **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈmɪnəskjul/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈmɪnəskjuːl/ ## Meanings 1. extremely small; tiny ## Examples - The print was so minuscule it required a magnifying glass. ## Synonyms - tiny - minute - microscopic - infinitesimal - diminutive - miniature - negligible ## Antonyms - enormous - huge - gigantic - massive - majuscule ## Derived Forms - minuscular ## Related Forms - minus - minor - minute - diminish ## Roots and Affixes - Root: minuscula - Root: minus - Root: *mei- ## Etymology From French minuscule, from Latin minuscula (littera) 'somewhat smaller (letter)', diminutive of minus 'less', from Proto-Indo-European *mei- 'small'. ## AI Etymology Minuscule is from French minuscule, from Latin minuscula (littera) 'somewhat smaller (letter)', diminutive of minus 'less', from Proto-Indo-European *mei- 'small'. Important recorded forms include minuscula (Latin), minus (Latin), and *mei- (Proto-Indo-European). The current sense covers extremely small; tiny. The wider family includes derived forms such as minuscular and related words such as minus, minor, minute, and diminish. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown