Definition of minuscules

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  • minuscules is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 14
  • minuscules is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 14
  • minuscules is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 20

Definition of minuscules

  • the characters that were once kept in bottom half of a compositor's type case (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. lower-case letter
    2. lowercase
    3. small letter
  • of or relating to a small cursive script developed from uncial; 7th to 9th centuries (adjective)

    Synonyms

    1. minuscular
  • lowercase (adjective)

    Examples

    1. e.e.cummings's poetry is written all in minuscule letters

    Synonyms

    1. little
    2. small
  • extremely small (adjective)

    Examples

    1. a minuscule kitchen
    2. a minuscule amount of rain fell

    Synonyms

    1. miniscule
  • a small cursive script developed from uncial between the 7th and 9th centuries and used in medieval manuscripts (noun)

See definition of minuscules in Merriam Webster