Miniature vs Dinky - What's the difference?
miniature | dinky | Related terms |
Greatly diminished size or form; reduced scale.
A small version of something; a model of reduced scale.
A small, highly detailed painting, a portrait miniature.
The art of painting such highly detailed miniature works.
An illustration in an illuminated manuscript.
A musical composition which is short in duration.
(gaming) A token in a game representing a unit or character.
Lettering in red; rubric distinction.
A particular feature or trait.
Smaller than normal.
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(informal, British) Tiny and cute; small and attractive.
* 1915 , Lucy Maud Montgomery, Anne of the Island ,
* 2010 , Sharon Wallace, A House Full of Whispers ,
(informal, US) Tiny and insignificant; small and undesirable.
Double income, no kids yet. Said of a relationship.
Miniature is a related term of dinky.
As adjectives the difference between miniature and dinky
is that miniature is smaller than normal while dinky is (informal|british) tiny and cute; small and attractive.As a noun miniature
is greatly diminished size or form; reduced scale.As a verb miniature
is to make smaller than normal; to reproduce in miniature.As an acronym dinky is
double income, no kids yet said of a relationship.miniature
English
("miniature on Wikiquote")Noun
(en noun)- There was a miniature of a whaling ship in a glass bottle over the mantlepiece.
- Sacha composed a miniature for strings as a final project at the conservatory.
- Jack had dozens of miniatures of Napoleonic footsoldiers painted in detailed period regalia for his wargames.
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Derived terms
* miniaturistAdjective
(en adjective)Alok Jha
Miniature brains grown in lab, passage=Scientists have grown miniature human brains in test tubes, creating a "tool" that will allow them to watch how the organs develop in the womb and, they hope, increase their understanding of neurological and mental problems. ΒΆ Just a few millimetres across, the "cerebral organoids" are built up of layers of brain cells with defined regions that resemble those seen in immature, embryonic brains.}}
Derived terms
* miniature poodle * miniaturismVerb
(miniatur)dinky
English
Adjective
(er)- How do you like my hat? That one you had on in church yesterday was real dinky .
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- I played in the dirt with a small dinky car as the garage held no fascination for a little girl of five.
- They stayed in a dinky hotel room, but they had a great trip.