minime
French, adjective\mi.nim\
minime is spelled M-I-N-I-M-E (6 letters) and appears 3.5 times per million words in written French, the 14,223rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Minime is a French adjective meaning “minimal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui est très petit, très peu considérable”.
What does minime mean in English?
adjective
- 1
minimal
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui est très petit, très peu considérable. 2. Qui concerne, qui se rapporte à l’ordre religieux des Minimes fondé par François de Paule.
noun: 1. Religieux de la congrégation fondée par François de Paule. 2. Sportif appartenant à une certaine catégorie d’âge selon le sport pratiqué, généralement aux alentours de 13 ans.
noun: 1. Figure de note dont la valeur est égale à la moitié de la semi-brève.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of minime
- minimes plural
- minimette feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce minime?
- \mi.nim\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to minime
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is minime in French?
minime appears 3.5 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).