miniature
adjective
[ ˈmɪnɪtʃə ]
• very small of its kind.
• "children dressed as miniature adults"
Similar:
small-scale,
scaled-down,
mini,
tiny,
little,
small,
minute,
baby,
toy,
pocket,
fun-size,
midget,
dwarf,
pygmy,
minuscule,
microscopic,
nanoscopic,
micro,
microscale,
diminutive,
reduced,
Lilliputian,
wee,
vest-pocket,
teeny,
teeny-weeny,
teensy,
teensy-weensy,
weeny,
itsy-bitsy,
itty-bitty,
eensy,
eensy-weensy,
pint-sized,
bite-sized,
titchy,
tiddly,
little-bitty,
miniature
noun
• a thing that is much smaller than normal, especially a small replica or model.
• "seven full-size car bodies and three miniatures were used"
miniature
verb
• represent on a smaller scale.
• "she saw her own reflection miniatured"
Origin:
late 16th century: from Italian miniatura, via medieval Latin from Latin miniare ‘rubricate, illuminate’, from minium ‘red lead, vermilion’ (used to mark particular words in manuscripts).
