Miniature — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

painting or drawing included in a book (especially in illuminated medieval manuscripts)

a copy that reproduces a person or thing in greatly reduced size

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈɪnɪtʃɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈɪnɪtʃə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈɪnɪtʃə/

3 syllables Say it as /mˈɪnɪtʃɚ/.

Examples

a miniature camera

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

toy illumination

Parts of Speech

noun	painting or drawing included in a book (especially in illuminated medieval manuscripts)
noun	a copy that reproduces a person or thing in greatly reduced size
adjective	being on a very small scale “a miniature camera”

Word Forms

miniaturist	noun	someone who paints tiny pictures in great detail
illuminate	verb	add embellishments and paintings to (medieval manuscripts)
miniaturize	verb	design or construct on a smaller scale
miniaturise	verb	design or construct on a smaller scale

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Miniatur

Gemälde oder Zeichnung in einem Buch (insbesondere in illuminierten mittelalterlichen Manuskripten)

🇪🇸Spanish

miniatura

pintura o dibujo incluido en un libro (especialmente en manuscritos medievales iluminados)

🇮🇹Italian

miniatura

dipinto o disegno incluso in un libro (soprattutto nei manoscritti medievali miniati)

🇳🇱Dutch

miniatuur

schilderij of tekening opgenomen in een boek (vooral in verluchte middeleeuwse manuscripten)

🇵🇹Portuguese

miniatura

pintura ou desenho incluído em um livro (especialmente em manuscritos medievais iluminados)

🇷🇺Russian

миниатюра

картина или рисунок, включенные в книгу (особенно в иллюминированные средневековые рукописи)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

लघु

किसी पुस्तक में शामिल पेंटिंग या ड्राइंग (विशेषकर प्रबुद्ध मध्ययुगीन पांडुलिपियों में)

🇧🇩Bengali

ক্ষুদ্রাকৃতি

পেইন্টিং বা অঙ্কন একটি বইতে অন্তর্ভুক্ত (বিশেষ করে আলোকিত মধ্যযুগীয় পাণ্ডুলিপিতে)

🇮🇳Tamil

மினியேச்சர்

ஓவியம் அல்லது வரைதல் ஒரு புத்தகத்தில் சேர்க்கப்பட்டுள்ளது (குறிப்பாக ஒளிரும் இடைக்கால கையெழுத்துப் பிரதிகளில்)

🇮🇳Telugu

సూక్ష్మచిత్రం

పెయింటింగ్ లేదా డ్రాయింగ్ పుస్తకంలో చేర్చబడ్డాయి (ముఖ్యంగా ప్రకాశవంతమైన మధ్యయుగ మాన్యుస్క్రిప్ట్‌లలో)

🇮🇳Marathi

सूक्ष्म

पुस्तकात समाविष्ट केलेले चित्र किंवा रेखाचित्र (विशेषत: प्रकाशित मध्ययुगीन हस्तलिखितांमध्ये)

🇮🇳Gujarati

લઘુચિત્ર

પુસ્તકમાં સમાવેલ ચિત્ર અથવા ચિત્ર (ખાસ કરીને પ્રકાશિત મધ્યયુગીન હસ્તપ્રતોમાં)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಚಿಕಣಿ

ಚಿತ್ರಕಲೆ ಅಥವಾ ರೇಖಾಚಿತ್ರವನ್ನು ಪುಸ್ತಕದಲ್ಲಿ ಸೇರಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ (ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಪ್ರಕಾಶಿತ ಮಧ್ಯಕಾಲೀನ ಹಸ್ತಪ್ರತಿಗಳಲ್ಲಿ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

മിനിയേച്ചർ

പെയിൻ്റിംഗ് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഡ്രോയിംഗ് ഒരു പുസ്തകത്തിൽ ഉൾപ്പെടുത്തിയിട്ടുണ്ട് (പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് പ്രകാശിതമായ മധ്യകാല കൈയെഴുത്തുപ്രതികളിൽ)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਲਘੂ

ਇੱਕ ਕਿਤਾਬ ਵਿੱਚ ਸ਼ਾਮਲ ਪੇਂਟਿੰਗ ਜਾਂ ਡਰਾਇੰਗ (ਖ਼ਾਸਕਰ ਪ੍ਰਕਾਸ਼ਿਤ ਮੱਧਯੁਗੀ ਹੱਥ-ਲਿਖਤਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ)

🇵🇰Urdu

چھوٹے

کسی کتاب میں شامل پینٹنگ یا ڈرائنگ (خاص طور پر قرون وسطی کے روشن مخطوطات میں)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

微型

书中包含的绘画或图画（尤其是中世纪的插图手稿）

🇯🇵Japanese

ミニチュア

本に含まれる絵画または図面（特に中世の装飾写本）

🇰🇷Korean

세밀화

책에 포함된 그림 또는 그림(특히 조명된 중세 사본)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thu nhỏ

bức tranh hoặc bản vẽ có trong một cuốn sách (đặc biệt là trong các bản thảo thời trung cổ được chiếu sáng)

🇹🇭Thai

ขนาดเล็ก

ภาพวาดหรือภาพวาดที่รวมอยู่ในหนังสือ (โดยเฉพาะในต้นฉบับยุคกลางที่มีการส่องสว่าง)

🇮🇩Indonesian

miniatur

lukisan atau gambar yang disertakan dalam buku (terutama pada manuskrip abad pertengahan yang diberi iluminasi)

🇲🇾Malay

miniatur

lukisan atau lukisan yang disertakan dalam buku (terutama dalam manuskrip zaman pertengahan yang diterangi)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مصغر

لوحة أو رسم مدرج في كتاب (خاصة في مخطوطات العصور الوسطى المضيئة)

🇮🇷Persian

مینیاتوری

نقاشی یا طراحی موجود در یک کتاب (مخصوصاً در نسخه‌های خطی روشن قرون وسطی)

🇹🇷Turkish

minyatür

Bir kitapta yer alan resim veya çizim (özellikle tezhipli ortaçağ el yazmalarında)

🇮🇱Hebrew

מִינִיאָטוּרָה

ציור או רישום הכלולים בספר (במיוחד בכתבי יד מוארים מימי הביניים)

Test Yourself1 / 3

What is the primary definition of the word 'miniature'?

The primary meaning of 'miniature' is 'painting or drawing included in a book (especially in illuminated medieval manuscripts)'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'miniature' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'miniature' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'miniature' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'miniature' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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