Minuscule comes from the Latin adjective minusculus ("somewhat smaller" or "fairly small"), which in turn pairs the base of minus ("smaller") with - culus, a diminutive suffix (that is, one …

MINUSCULE definition: very small. See examples of minuscule used in a sentence.

Ice crystals form around a minuscule particle in the very first seconds of the formation of an ice cloud.

If you describe something as minuscule, you mean that it is very small. The film was shot in 17 days, a minuscule amount of time.

minuscule, n. & adj. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary

Definition of minuscule adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

1. Very small; tiny. See Synonyms at small. 2. Of, relating to, or written in minuscule.

When something is teeny tiny, it is minuscule. If your mother calls your miniskirt minuscule, it probably means she wants you to change into something a bit less revealing. In minuscule, …

Jan 5, 2026 · From French minuscule, from Latin minuscula, feminine of minusculus (“rather less, rather small”), from minus (“less, smaller”) + -culus (diminutive suffix).

Jan 18, 2025 · Something described as minuscule is very small. Minuscule can also mean "written in, or in the size or style of, lowercase letters," in which case it can be contrasted with majuscular.