Miniature

Quick meaning: Miniature is a noun meaning Greatly diminished size or form; reduced scale.

Meaning

Greatly diminished size or form; reduced scale.

More Meanings

1. A small version of something; a model of reduced scale.
2. A small, highly detailed painting, a portrait miniature.
3. The art of painting such highly detailed miniature works.
4. An illustration in an illuminated manuscript.
5. A musical composition which is short in duration.
6. (chess) A chess game which is concluded with very few moves.
7. (roleplaying games, board games) A token in a game representing a unit or character.

Example Sentences

I find miniature dogs annoying; they seem to yap more than full-size dogs.

Sacha composed a miniature for strings as a final project at the conservatory.

There was a miniature of a whaling ship in a glass bottle over the mantelpiece.

The miniature was a picture of Leo's Greek mother - a lovely, dark-eyed creature.

Word Forms

• miniatures
• miniaturing
• miniatured

Synonyms for miniature

Depending on context, synonyms include illumination, little, small, toy.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include illumination, little, toy, small, microcosm, pic.

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