Home › Words › M › minionetteminionetteminionette · adj — small; delicate.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom minion + -ette (“forming diminutives”).adjSmall; delicate.e.g.“May 18, 1749, Horace Walpole, letter to George Montagu, Esq. His minionette face.”nounA size of type between nonpareil and minion, standardized as 6½-point.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.brevier 67% match — The size of type between minion and bourgeois, standardized as 8-point. vs minionette →miniator 59% match — One who miniates. vs minionette →minum 56% match — A minim. vs minionette →minisher 56% match — One who minishes. vs minionette →weeny 55% match — Minuscule; tiny. vs minionette →minny 55% match — A minnow. vs minionette →minimitude 55% match — A minimizing or making small. vs minionette →subminiature 54% match — Compact or smaller than miniature. vs minionette →