Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

minette

/mɪnˈɛt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.91 in modern English

Syllables: minette
IPA: /mɪnˈɛt/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The smallest of regular sizes of portrait photographs.

Dated

noun

A mineral deposit consisting of iron ore of sedimentary origin, found in the south of Luxembourg and in Lorraine.

Example Sentences

"The title page bears a minette portrait of the Duke being crowned by the hand of an ideal figure of Chicago, and below are the coat-of-arms and motto of the Duke's house."
"[…] there were hundreds of other sizes of photographic prints ranging from a minette novelty to mammoth views."
"The minettes of Buell Mountain are felsic, and many contain ground-mass quartz."

Usage

Dated

Inflected Forms

minettes (plural)

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce minette?: The recorded pronunciation is /mɪnˈɛt/.
What does minette mean?: The smallest of regular sizes of portrait photographs.

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