Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

miniaturism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
minia-tur-ism
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Tendency towards detail.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Italian miniaturabor. English miniature Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English miniaturism From miniature + -ism.

Usage

Phrases

sociological miniaturism

Frequently Paired Words

sociological miniaturism miniature miniaturist

Questions

What does miniaturism mean?
Miniature size; tendency towards miniature size.
Where does miniaturism come from?
Etymology tree Italian miniaturabor. English miniature Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English miniaturism From miniature + -ism.

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