# miniature

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmɪnɪt͡ʃə/ · frequency rank #10,888

## Definitions
1. Greatly diminished size or form; reduced scale.
2. A small version of something; a model of reduced scale.
3. A small, highly detailed painting, a portrait miniature.
4. The art of painting such highly detailed miniature works.
5. An illustration in an illuminated manuscript.
6. A musical composition which is short in duration.
7. A chess game which is concluded with very few moves.
8. A token in a game representing a unit or character.
9. Lettering in red; rubric distinction.
10. A particular feature or trait.

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

## Common misspellings (12)
`imniature`, `miinature`, `minaiture`, `miniatrue`, `miniatture`, `miniatuer`, `miniaturre`, `miniautre`, `minitaure`, `minniature`, `mminiature`, `mniiature`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/miniature