Antonyms for mini


Grammar : Adj, noun
Spell : min-ee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈmɪn i


Definition of mini

Origin :
  • 1961, abbreviation of mini-car, a small car made by British Leyland (formerly British Motor Corp.). As an abbreviation of miniskirt, it is attested from 1966. The vogue for mini- as a prefix in English word coinage dates from c.1960.
  • As in little : adj small in size, amount
  • As in miniature : adj tiny
  • As in miniscule/minuscule : adj tiny, very small
  • As in baby : adj miniature
  • As in small : adj tiny in size, quantity
  • As in tiny : adj very small
  • As in Lilliputian : adj tiny
  • As in pintsize : adj tiny
  • As in pintsized : adj tiny
  • As in smallish : adj little
  • As in teensy : adj tiny
  • As in teensy-weensy : adj tiny
  • As in teeny-weeny : adj tiny
  • As in weeny : adj tiny
  • As in diminutive : adj tiny, petite
  • As in dinky : adj tiny, small
  • As in skirt : noun ladies' garment that hangs from waist
  • As in computer : noun calculating, data processing machine
Example sentences :
  • But Mini did not cry; he had known so many things so much sadder.
  • Extract from : « Old Man Savarin and Other Stories » by Edward William Thomson
  • They said she would be very like Mini, and there was reason why in her wretched infancy.
  • Extract from : « Old Man Savarin and Other Stories » by Edward William Thomson
  • And I, thinking that Mini must get rid of her false fear, had her brought out.
  • Extract from : « The Hungry Stones And Other Stories » by Rabindranath Tagore
  • It was once more autumn and we had made arrangements for our Mini's marriage.
  • Extract from : « The Hungry Stones And Other Stories » by Rabindranath Tagore
  • So I got a mini tape recorder and I started to tape her when she gave me permission.
  • Extract from : « Makers » by Cory Doctorow
  • Yes; I received a Mini ball there at Gettysburg, and although the bullet was extracted, the wound never properly healed.
  • Extract from : « My Lady of the North » by Randall Parrish
  • I could feel the wind stirred by its passage, while its peculiar hum told me it was a Mini ball.
  • Extract from : « My Lady of the North » by Randall Parrish
  • On pressing the blue lump a little with the fingers, out popped a "mini" ball, which had lodged just beneath the skin.
  • Extract from : « The Recollections of A Drummer-Boy » by Harry M. Kieffer
  • Haka Kaina went to the house of the Mini Aunas and talked to the brothers.
  • Extract from : « Creation Myths of Primitive America » by Jeremiah Curtin
  • That the Greek participle in -μενος (τυπτόμενος) must be sought for in the passive persons in -mini is a newer notice.
  • Extract from : « Opuscula » by Robert Gordon Latham

Synonyms for mini

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