Minuscule vs Inferior - What's the difference?
minuscule | inferior |
A lower-case letter.
Any of the two medieval handwriting styles minuscule cursive and Caroline minuscule.
A letter in these styles.
Written in minuscules, lower-case.
Written in minuscule handwriting style.
Very small, tiny.
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of lower quality
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of lower rank
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(botany) Situated below some other organ; said of a calyx when free from the ovary, and therefore below it, or of an ovary with an adherent and therefore inferior calyx.
(botany) On the side of a flower which is next to the bract; anterior.
(astronomy) Nearer to the Sun than the Earth is.
(astronomy) Below the horizon.
a person of lower stature to another
As nouns the difference between minuscule and inferior
is that minuscule is a lower-case letter while inferior is a person of lower stature to another.As adjectives the difference between minuscule and inferior
is that minuscule is written in minuscules, lower-case while inferior is of lower quality.minuscule
English
(wikipedia minuscule)Alternative forms
* miniscule (Originally a misspelling, but now so common that it has come to be considered an alternative spelling by many )Noun
(en noun)Adjective
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Synonyms
* (written in minuscules) lower-case, small * (very small) microscopic, minute, tiny * See alsoAntonyms
* (lower-case) majuscule, uppercaseUsage notes
See the usage notes at miniscule ----inferior
English
Alternative forms
* inferiour (obsolete)Adjective
(en adjective)- Anna had always felt inferior to her brother due to poor school grades.
- Whether they are equal or inferior to my other poems, an author is the most improper judge.
- an inferior officer
- an inferior figure or letter
- the inferior''' or interior planets; an '''inferior conjunction of Mercury or Venus
- the inferior part of a meridian
Usage notes
(term) and (superior) are generally followed by (to); (than) is seen sometimes, but is viewed as wrong.Synonyms
* See alsoAntonyms
* superiorCoordinate terms
*Noun
(en noun)- As you are my inferior , I can tell you to do anything I want.
