miniscule

1. 1.

   extremely small

   “a minuscule kitchen”

   “a minuscule amount of rain fell”

   Synonymsminuscule

   Similarsmall

Questions about miniscule

What does miniscule mean?

miniscule means "extremely small".

How many syllables are in miniscule?

miniscule has 3 syllables: minis-cu-le. The stress falls on "minis". In IPA it is /ˈmɪnɪskjul/.

What is another word for miniscule?

Close synonyms include minuscule. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is miniscule a common word?

miniscule is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.