Definition of 'miniature'
Word forms: plural miniatures
1. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
Miniature is used to describe something which is very small, especially a smaller version of something which is normally much bigger.
2.
See in miniature
3. countable noun
A miniature is a very small detailed painting, often of a person.
4. countable noun
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miniature in British English
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Word origin
C16: from Italian, from Medieval Latin miniātūra, from miniāre to paint red, (in illuminating manuscripts); from miniumWord Frequency
miniature in American English
noun
1.
a small painting or illuminated letter, as in a medieval manuscript
2.
a.
a very small painting, esp. a portrait, done on ivory, vellum, etc.
b.
the art of making such paintings
3.
a copy or model on a very small scale
adjective
4.
on or done on a very small scale; diminutive; minute
SIMILAR WORDS: small
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miniature in American English
(ˈmɪniətʃər, -ˌtʃur, ˈmɪnətʃər)
noun
1.
a representation or image of something on a small or reduced scale
2.
a greatly reduced or abridged form or copy
3.
a very small painting, esp. a portrait, on ivory, vellum, or the like
4.
the art of executing such a painting
5.
an illumination in an illuminated manuscript or book
6. See in miniature
adjective
SYNONYMS 7. minute, microscopic, diminutive, tiny, minuscule.7.
being, on, or represented on a small scale; reduced
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a small bottle of beer
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a small glass bottle of known volume for determining the relative density of liquids and solids by weighing
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a bottle with more than one neck, used for passing gases through liquids
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a stoppered bottle, usually of glass, into which a drink, such as wine, is poured for serving
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a very small bottle of whisky or other spirits, which can hold 50 millilitres
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miniature
British English: miniature
/ˈmɪnɪtʃə/ ADJECTIVE
Miniature things are much smaller than other things of the same kind.
The toy house was filled with miniature chairs and tables.
- American English: miniature /ˈmɪniətʃər, -tʃʊər/
- Arabic: مِصْغَر
- Brazilian Portuguese: miniatura
- Chinese: 微型的
- Croatian: minijaturan
- Czech: miniaturní
- Danish: miniature-
- Dutch: miniatuur-
- European Spanish: en miniatura
- Finnish: pienois-
- French: miniature
- German: Miniatur-
- Greek: μικροσκοπικός
- Italian: in miniatura
- Japanese: ミニチュアの
- Korean: 축소된
- Norwegian: mini-
- Polish: miniaturowy
- European Portuguese: miniatural
- Romanian: miniatural
- Russian: миниатюрный
- Latin American Spanish: en miniatura
- Swedish: miniatyr-
- Thai: จิ๋ว
- Turkish: minyatür
- Ukrainian: мініатюрний
- Vietnamese: thu nhỏ
British English: miniature
/ˈmɪnɪtʃə/ NOUN
A miniature is a very small detailed painting, often of a person.
- American English: miniature /ˈmɪniətʃər, -tʃʊər/
- Arabic: صُورَةٌ مُصَّغَرَة مَرْسُومَةٌ
- Brazilian Portuguese: miniatura
- Chinese: 缩影
- Croatian: minijatura
- Czech: miniatura
- Danish: miniature
- Dutch: miniatuur
- European Spanish: miniatura
- Finnish: pienoismalli
- French: miniature
- German: Miniatur
- Greek: μικρογραφία
- Italian: miniatura
- Japanese: ミニチュア
- Korean: 축소 모형
- Norwegian: miniatyr
- Polish: miniatura
- European Portuguese: miniatura
- Romanian: miniatură
- Russian: миниатюра
- Latin American Spanish: miniatura
- Swedish: miniatyr
- Thai: ภาพวาดขนาดจิ๋ว
- Turkish: minyatür
- Ukrainian: мініатюра
- Vietnamese: bức tiểu họa
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