miniature

Pronunciation: /ˈmɪn(i)ət͡ʃʊəɹ/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun painting or drawing included in a book (especially in illuminated medieval manuscripts)
  2. noun a copy that reproduces a person or thing in greatly reduced size
  3. adjective being on a very small scale

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian miniatura (“manuscript illumination”), from miniare (“to illuminate”), from Latin miniō (“to colour red”), from minium (“red lead”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

illumination

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
painting

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