miniature
a representation or image of something on a small or reduced scale.
a greatly reduced or abridged form or copy.
a very small painting, especially a portrait, on ivory, vellum, or the like.
the art of executing such a painting.
an illumination in an illuminated manuscript or book.
being, on, or represented on a small scale; reduced.
Idioms about miniature
in miniature, in a reduced size; on a small scale: The zoo exhibition offered a jungle in miniature.
Origin of miniature
1Other words for miniature
Other words from miniature
- su·per·min·i·a·ture, adjective
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How to use miniature in a sentence
Due to budgetary constraints, Bayona chose to shoot the scenes with the actors and miniatures instead of using standard CGI.
Naomi Watts on ‘The Impossible,’ Personal Tragedy, and Playing Princess Diana | Marlow Stern | December 21, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTIt was an old fashioned golden locket bearing miniatures of her father and mother with their names and the date of their marriage.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate ChopinThese little miniatures—due to the brush of a woman of the world—are better worth studying than is many a picture or fresco.
Women of Modern France | Hugo P. ThiemeTurning reluctantly from the miniatures, the children walked down to the cottage and soon were ready to play.
Napoleon's Young Neighbor | Helen Leah ReedSeveral of the miniatures might well be claimed as the work of Van Eyck.
She was looking at a case of miniatures and medals, memorials of beauties and of warriors.
Tristram of Blent | Anthony Hope
British Dictionary definitions for miniature
/ (ˈmɪnɪtʃə) /
a model, copy, or similar representation on a very small scale
anything that is very small of its kind
a very small painting, esp a portrait, showing fine detail on ivory or vellum
a very small bottle of whisky or other spirits, which can hold 50 millilitres
an illuminated letter or other decoration in a manuscript
in miniature on a small scale: games are real life in miniature
greatly reduced in size
on a small scale; minute
Origin of miniature
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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