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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: mini- combining form - smaller or shorter than the standard size: minibus, miniskirt
Etymology: 20th Century: from miniature and minimum min•i /ˈmɪni/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. min•is. - Clothing
- Computingminicomputer.
- anything small of its kind.
mini-, prefix. - mini- is attached to nouns and means:
- of a small or reduced size in comparison with others of its kind:mini- + car → minicar;mini- + gun → minigun.
- limited in scope, intensity, or duration:mini- + boom (= economic upturn) → miniboom (= short-lived economic boom);mini- + course → minicourse (= short course of study).
- (of clothing) short;
not reaching the knee:mini- + dress → minidress;mini- + skirt → miniskirt.
See -min-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024min•i (min′ē),USA pronunciation n. - Clothingminiskirt.
- Computinga minicomputer.
- anything of a small, reduced, or miniature size.
adj. - Clothingof the length of a miniskirt.
- independent use of mini-, or by shortening of words with mini- as initial element
- a combining form with the meanings "of a small or reduced size in comparison with others of its kind'' (minicalculator;
minicar;
minigun);
"limited in scope, intensity, or duration'' (miniboom;
minicourse;
minirecession);
(of clothing) "short, not reaching the knee'' (minidress;
miniskirt).
- by shortening of miniature, minimal, or minimum
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