mini
/ˈmɪn.i/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.44 in modern English
6
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
noun
Abbreviation of miniature (“small figurine of a character”).
noun
A model of mini-compact car, originally built by BMC in the United Kingdom, and later by BMW.
Example Sentences
- "All Normal Catholic Schoolgirls had creative ways of sluttifying our pure-as-the-driven-snow required attire. […] Most important is rolling your skirt so that it is a virtual mini […]"
- "Micros will move upwards to where they have the same power and speed as today's minis."
- "Time sharing will be done by the mini because time sharing (the bulk of which is simple text editing) is the wrong thing to do on a maxi and the right thing on a mini."
- "You can add to the realism by painting your minis accurately."
- "In addition to decants, minis, and used bottles of vintage, perfume nips are a fun way to try out vintage, and they seem to be all over the Internet."
Etymology
From the prefix mini-.