minuscule

English Thesaurus

1. a small cursive script developed from uncial between the 7th and 9th centuries and used in medieval manuscripts (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	cursive, cursive script, longhand, running hand,
definition	:	rapid handwriting in which letters are set down in full and are cursively connected within words without lifting the writing implement from the paper (noun.communication)

2. the characters that were once kept in bottom half of a compositor's type case (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	character, grapheme, graphic symbol,
definition	:	a written symbol that is used to represent speech (noun.communication)

3. very small (adj.all)

similar	:	little, small,
definition	:	limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent (adj.all)

4. lowercase (adj.all)

similar	:	lowercase,
definition	:	relating to small (not capitalized) letters that were kept in the lower half of a compositor's type case (adj.all)

5. of or relating to a small cursive script developed from uncial; 7th to 9th centuries (adj.all)

also	:	lowercase,
definition	:	relating to small (not capitalized) letters that were kept in the lower half of a compositor's type case (adj.all)

6. a small cursive script developed from uncial between the 7th and 9th centuries and used in medieval manuscripts (noun.communication)

derivation	:	minuscular, minuscule,
definition	:	of or relating to a small cursive script developed from uncial; 7th to 9th centuries (adj.all)

7. the characters that were once kept in bottom half of a compositor's type case (noun.communication)

antonym	:	capital, capital letter, majuscule, upper-case letter, uppercase,
definition	:	one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis (noun.communication)

8. of or relating to a small cursive script developed from uncial; 7th to 9th centuries (adj.all)

antonym	:	majuscule,
definition	:	of or relating to a style of writing characterized by somewhat rounded capital letters; 4th to 8th centuries (adj.all)

derivation	:	minuscule,
definition	:	a small cursive script developed from uncial between the 7th and 9th centuries and used in medieval manuscripts (noun.communication)

9. a small cursive script developed from uncial between the 7th and 9th centuries and used in medieval manuscripts (noun.communication)

derivation	:	minuscular, minuscule,
definition	:	of or relating to a small cursive script developed from uncial; 7th to 9th centuries (adj.all)

10. the characters that were once kept in bottom half of a compositor's type case (noun.communication)

antonym	:	capital, capital letter, majuscule, upper-case letter, uppercase,
definition	:	one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis (noun.communication)

11. of or relating to a small cursive script developed from uncial; 7th to 9th centuries (adj.all)

antonym	:	majuscule,
definition	:	of or relating to a style of writing characterized by somewhat rounded capital letters; 4th to 8th centuries (adj.all)

derivation	:	minuscule,
definition	:	a small cursive script developed from uncial between the 7th and 9th centuries and used in medieval manuscripts (noun.communication)