minuscule

CEFRC1

/ˈmɪnɪˌskjuːl/

adjective · noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Extremely small in size or amount.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    A letter in these styles.

Examples

  • She found a minuscule error in the code.

  • The amount of arsenic in the water is minuscule but significant.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
2
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈmɪnəˌskjul/
  • /ˈmɪnjəˌskjuːl/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Either of the two medieval handwriting styles minuscule cursive and Caroline minuscule.

  2. Extremely small.

noun

Extra meaning

  1. A lowercase letter.

More examples

In context

  • The chances of success are minuscule.

  • a minuscule dot

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

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Origin

adjective

From French minuscule, from Latin minuscula, feminine of minusculus (“rather less, rather small”), from minus (“less, smaller”) + -culus (diminutive suffix).