Words / B2

MIN-uh-ch-uh/ˈmɪnətʃə/

Miniature means much smaller than usual: a miniature model; miniature versions. Tiny is everyday; scale model is the DT twin. A miniature still needs a scale. Noun: a miniature (a tiny portrait). Mix-up: minimum is the least (already in the dictionary); minister is a politician or cleric (already in the dictionary). Do not write miniature for “the minimum size”.

Meaning

Much smaller than the usual size.

Examples

• “A miniature model still needs a scale on the DT sheet.”
• “A miniature on ivory featured in the art source, which is the tiny-portrait sense.”

Good to know

a miniature + noun; in miniature. Everyday: tiny. Trap: minimum / minister. DT, art, and history. Very small version, not the least amount.

Near in meaning

tiny

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