Minuscule

/ˈmɪnɪˌskjuːl/ · noun

Meaning

(countable) A lowercase letter..

Definitions by Sense

1. (countable) A lowercase letter.
2. (uncountable) Either of the two medieval handwriting styles minuscule cursive and Caroline minuscule.
3. (countable) A letter in these styles.
4. Written in minuscules, lowercase.
5. Written in minuscule handwriting style.
6. Very small; tiny.

Example Sentences

By the eighth century, Irish scribes had refined everyday cursive writing in minuscule to allow its use for the production of quality vellum books.

a minuscule dot

In America alone, people spent $170 billion on “direct marketing”—junk mail of both the physical and electronic varieties—last year. Yet of those who received unsolicited adverts through the post, only 3% bought anything as a result. If the bumf arrived electronically, the take-up rate was 0.1%. And for online adverts the “conversion” into sales was a minuscule 0.01%.

Synonyms for minuscule

Antonyms for minuscule

Related Words

Word Forms

• minuscules
• miniscule
• more minuscule
• most minuscule

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