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Miniaturist vs Miniature - What's the difference?

miniaturist | miniature |

Miniaturist is a derived term of miniature.


As nouns the difference between miniaturist and miniature

is that miniaturist is an artist who paints miniature figures or scenes while miniature is greatly diminished size or form; reduced scale.

As a adjective miniature is

smaller than normal.

miniaturist

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • An artist who paints miniature figures or scenes.
  • A person who creates or collects miniature figurines (such as dolls).
  • * 1998 , Andrea Barham, Dolls' House Accessories, Fixtures & Fittings
  • Power scissors   Every miniaturist should have a pair.
  • * 2004 , Catriona Hall, The Miniature Costumier: Removable Clothing for Dolls' House People
  • The miniaturist's hobby is as varied as the people who pursue it.
  • * 2006 , Brian Long, The Authentic Tudor & Stuart Dolls' House
  • There are many smaller devices to be found, particularly in Scotland, which are more suited to the miniaturist .

    miniature

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Greatly diminished size or form; reduced scale.
  • A small version of something; a model of reduced scale.
  • There was a miniature of a whaling ship in a glass bottle over the mantlepiece.
  • 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.
  • Sacha composed a miniature for strings as a final project at the conservatory.
  • (gaming) A token in a game representing a unit or character.
  • Jack had dozens of miniatures of Napoleonic footsoldiers painted in detailed period regalia for his wargames.
  • Lettering in red; rubric distinction.
  • A particular feature or trait.
  • (Massinger)

    Derived terms

    * miniaturist

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Smaller than normal.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-09-06, author= Alok Jha
  • , volume=189, issue=13, page=39, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= 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. ¶ 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 * miniaturism

    Verb

    (miniatur)
  • To make smaller than normal; to reproduce in miniature.
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