mininessn.

Brit.

/ˈmɪnɪnᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈmɪninᵻs/

Forms: 1900s– mininess, 1900s– mini-ness.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mini adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < mini adj. + -ness suffix.

colloquial.

Smallness, minuteness; slightness, triviality.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > smallness > [noun] > extreme

perpusillity1598

minuteness1661

tininess1674

diminutiveness1727

infinitesimality1867

infinitesimalness1897

mininess1964

1964 Punch 21 Oct. 592/1 Car itself victim of over-exposure, flaunting its mini-ness.

1967 New Scientist 13 Apr. 94/1 The current preoccupation with ‘mini-ness’ has now extended into the realm of..microbiology.

1991 Los Angeles Times 7 June e8/1 People..are warming up to these tote-size gadgets [sc. computers]. Their mini-ness makes them as enticing as sweets.

1994 Spy (N.Y.) Aug. 35/2 Melrose Place..is radically different from Dynasty, by virtue of the concentration of stupidity and the mininess of the action strings.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mininess
释义	mininessn. Brit. /ˈmɪnɪnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈmɪninᵻs/ Forms: 1900s– mininess, 1900s– mini-ness. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mini adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < mini adj. + -ness suffix. colloquial. Smallness, minuteness; slightness, triviality. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > smallness > [noun] > extreme perpusillity1598 minuteness1661 tininess1674 diminutiveness1727 infinitesimality1867 infinitesimalness1897 mininess1964 1964 Punch 21 Oct. 592/1 Car itself victim of over-exposure, flaunting its mini-ness. 1967 New Scientist 13 Apr. 94/1 The current preoccupation with ‘mini-ness’ has now extended into the realm of..microbiology. 1991 Los Angeles Times 7 June e8/1 People..are warming up to these tote-size gadgets [sc. computers]. Their mini-ness makes them as enticing as sweets. 1994 Spy (N.Y.) Aug. 35/2 Melrose Place..is radically different from Dynasty, by virtue of the concentration of stupidity and the mininess of the action strings. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1964
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