minuscule.
A lowercase letter.
Meaning & usage
A lowercase letter.
Either of the two medieval handwriting styles minuscule cursive and Caroline minuscule.
A letter in these styles.
Where this word comes from
From French minuscule, from Latin minuscula, feminine of minusculus (“rather less, rather small”), from minus (“less, smaller”) + -culus (diminutive suffix).
Written in minuscules, lowercase.
Written in minuscule handwriting style.
Very small; tiny.
a minuscule dot
Where this word comes from
From French minuscule, from Latin minuscula, feminine of minusculus (“rather less, rather small”), from minus (“less, smaller”) + -culus (diminutive suffix).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.