- mini⇄adj. 1. reaching well above the knee; very short.
Ex. The maxi coat, worn over the mini dress, was symbolic of the times (Ruth Mary DuBois).
2. small for its kind; miniature.
Ex. A waiter serves me with three mini-sandwiches (Punch). - mini⇄mini, adjective, minier,miniest,noun, pl.minis.
- mini⇄noun 1. a short skirt, dress, or coat, especially one ending two to four inches above the knee; miniskirt or minidress.
2. anything miniature in size.
Ex. The Micro 16 does not pretend to be a pale imitation of a large machine: it is intende