Miniature

English

Etymology

From the Italian miniatura (manuscript illumination), from miniare (to illuminate), from the Latin miniāre (to colour red), from minium (red lead).

File:The Arnolfini Portrait, détail (2).jpg

In the back of Jan van Eyck's Arnolfini Portrait a miniature reflexion of the scene is painted, and, surrounding it, even smaller miniatures of Christ.

Pronunciation

• (CA) IPA: /mɪnətʃɚ/

Noun

Singular Miniature

Plural {{{1}}}

Miniature ({{{1}}})

1. A small version of something; a model of reduced scale.

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

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.

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

6. (gaming) A token in a game representing a unit or character.

   Jack had dozens of miniatures of Napoleanic footsoldiers painted in detailed period regalia for his wargames.

Translations

a model of reduced scale

Finnish: miniatyyri fi(fi) French: miniature fr(fr) f.

Italian: miniatura it(it) f. Spanish: miniatura es(es) f.

manuscript illustration

Dutch: miniatuur nl(nl) f.

French: enluminure fr(fr) f.

a musical composition which is short in duration

a token in a game representing a unit or character

Finnish: miniatyyri fi(fi)

Derived terms

• miniaturist

Adjective

Miniature (comparative {{{1}}}, superlative {{{2}}})

Positive Miniature

Comparative {{{1}}}

Superlative {{{2}}}

1. Smaller than normal.

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

Derived terms

• miniature poodle
• miniaturism

Translations

smaller than normal

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Italian

Noun

miniature f.

1. Plural form of miniatura.

Anagrams

• aeiimnrtu,
• minuteria
• ruminiate

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