Spanish Conversation · Level 118
59 words
Spanish word
minúsculo
Pronunciation
IPA/miˈnuskulo/
Meaning
- adjectivetiny
Example
La casa es minúscula.
The house is tiny.
More examples
Encontré un insecto minúsculo en la pared.
I found a tiny insect on the wall.
Core concept
A tiny speck on a fingertip.
Common phrases
habitación minúscula
tiny room
detalle minúsculo
tiny detail
objeto minúsculo
tiny object
Similar words
pequeño: Moderately small in size, neutral and widely applicable.
chico: Informal smallness for casual speech.
pequeñito: Sweetly small, conveying tenderness or affection.
diminuto: Minute in scale, phrased in a more formal or literary tone.
Definition in Spanish
Describe algo de tamaño muy pequeño; en tipografía, señala las letras que no son mayúsculas.
Word origin
From Latin minuscŭlus, the diminutive of minus 'less', the word denotes something very small and develops a typographic sense for lowercase letters.
Usage tips
- The English cognate minuscule looks similar but lacks the accent; in Spanish minúsculo carries an accent on the u and changes form for gender and number.