miniaturism

English

Etymology

miniature +‎ -ism

Noun

miniaturism (uncountable)

1. Miniature size; tendency towards miniature size.
2. Tendency towards detail.

Quotations

• 2002, Michael J. Shapiro, Jane Bennett, The Politics of Moralizing:

  As we all know, some twelve billion years ago the gods created the universe, including the [...] dinosaurs and such like, but after a while found these huge creatures rather tedious and jejune. [...] Turning from gigantism to miniaturism, the gods then created little creatures on earth, including humans, hoping they might be more nuanced and unpredictable.

Related terms

• sociological miniaturism
• miniature
• miniaturist

Romanian

Etymology

From miniatură +‎ -ism.

Noun

miniaturism n (uncountable)

1. miniaturism

Declension

declension of miniaturism (singular only)

	singular
n gender	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) miniaturism	miniaturismul
genitive/dative	(unui) miniaturism	miniaturismului
vocative	miniaturismule