English adjective: minuscule | |||
1. | minuscule of or relating to a small cursive script developed from uncial; 7th to 9th centuries | ||
Synonyms | minuscular | ||
See also | lowercase | ||
Antonyms | majuscule | ||
2. | minuscule lowercase | ||
Samples | Little a. Small a. E.e.cummings's poetry is written all in minuscule letters. | ||
Synonyms | little, small | ||
Similar | lowercase | ||
Antonyms | uppercase | ||
3. | minuscule very small | ||
Samples | A minuscule kitchen. A minuscule amount of rain fell. | ||
Synonyms | miniscule | ||
Similar | little, small | ||
Antonyms | big, large | ||
English noun: minuscule | |||
1. | minuscule (communication) the characters that were once kept in bottom half of a compositor's type case | ||
Synonyms | lower-case letter, lowercase, small letter | ||
Broader (hypernym) | character, grapheme, graphic symbol | ||
Antonyms | capital letter, majuscule, upper-case letter, uppercase, capital | ||
2. | minuscule (communication) a small cursive script developed from uncial between the 7th and 9th centuries and used in medieval manuscripts | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cursive, cursive script, longhand, running hand | ||