miniature
Smaller than normalSmaller than normal.
» Tom and Mary played miniature golf.
Tom und Mary spielten Minigolf.
Tom und Mary haben Minigolf gespielt.
Meaning
1 sensesSmaller than normal.
I find miniature dogs annoying; they seem to yap more than full-size dogs.
миниатю́рныйminiatjúrnyj
- being on a very small scale
Examples
25 sentencesTom and Mary played miniature golf.
deTom und Mary spielten Minigolf. — Zaghawa
Tom and I played miniature golf.
deTom und ich haben Minigolf gespielt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom beat Mary at miniature golf.
Have you ever played miniature golf?
They played miniature golf.
ruОни играли в мини-гольф. — Balamax
deSie spielten Minigolf. — raggione
Translations
1 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
Borrowed from Italian miniatura (“manuscript illumination”), from miniare (“to illuminate”Borrowed from Italian miniatura (“manuscript illumination”), from miniare (“to illuminate”), from Latin miniō (“to colour red”), from minium (“red lead, minium”). Not related to minimum, minor or min (which are all from a different root, *mi-n-), though the sense development may have been influenced by association with them or sound symbolism.
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Forms
more miniature, most miniature| Comparative | more miniature Lesson |
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| Superlative | most miniature Lesson |
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Word family
11 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form