Meanings
micro-1
- diminutiveVery small.
micro- + organism → microorganism
2 more examples
Near-synonyms: (prefixes) mini-, nano- (loose sense); (suffixes) -cule, -ee, -el, -et, -ette, -icle, -ie, -kin, -le, -let, -ling, -ole, -ule, -y
Gen Z is using micro-retirement to avoid burnout, find greater fulfillment in their work, and enhance their overall well-being. However, it’s not just Gen-Z: According to a survey from Side Hustles, 10% of workers are considering taking a micro-retirement and 75% thought employers should offer micro-retirement policies such as unpaid sabbaticals.
2025 July 1, Kimanzi Constable, “What is a micro-retirement? Inside the latest Gen Z trend”, in Fast Company, archived from the original on 09 Jul 2025Synonyms: mini-, nano-[Appendix:Glossary, -cule, -ee, -el, -et, -ette, -icle
micro-2
- Pertaining to an aspect of micronationalism; micronational.
micro- + wiki → MicroWiki
Synonyms & antonyms
prefixVery small.
antonym(s) of “diminutive”
Origin
micro- · prefix
- Proto-Indo-European*mey-der.?
- Ancient Greekμῑκρός (mīkrós)
- Ancient Greekμῑκρο- (mīkro-)
- Englishmicro-
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek μῑκρο- (mīkro-), from μῑκρός (mīkrós, “small”). By surface analysis, micr- + -o-.
More words from Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →micro- · prefix
- Proto-Indo-European*mey-der.?
- Ancient Greekμῑκρός (mīkrós)
- Ancient Greekμῑκρο- (mīkro-)
- Englishmicro-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁tis
- Proto-Italic*gnātiō
- Latinnātiō
- Old Frenchnacion
- Middle Englishnacioun
- Englishnation
- Englishmicronationclip.
- Englishmicro-
Clipping of micronation.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans mikro-, mikro-
- mikro-very small
- mikro-millionth
Ancient Greek μικρο-
- μικρο- (mikro-)very small
Bulgarian микро-, микро-
- микро- (mikro-)very small
- микро- (mikro-)millionth
Catalan micro-, micro-
- micro-very small
- micro-millionth
Chinese Mandarin 微-, 微-
- 微- (wēi-)very small
- 微- (wēi-)millionth
Czech mikro-, mikro-
- mikro-very small
- mikro-millionth
Dutch micro-, micro-
- micro-very small
- micro-millionth
Esperanto mikro-, mikro-
- mikro-very small
- mikro-millionth
Finnish mikro-, mikro-
- mikro-very small
- mikro-millionth
French micro-, micro-
- micro-very small
- micro-millionth
German mikro-, mikro-
- mikro-very small
- mikro-millionth
Greek μικρο-, μικρο-
- μικρο- (mikro-)very small
- μικρο- (mikro-)millionth
Hebrew מיקרו־, מיקרו
- מיקרו־ (míkro-)very small
- מיקרו (míkro)very small
- מיקרו־ (míkro-)millionth
- מיקרו (míkro)millionth
Hungarian mikro-, mikro-
- mikro-very small
- mikro-millionth
Icelandic míkró-
- míkró-millionth
Indonesian mikro-
- mikro-millionth
Irish micri-
- micri-very small
Italian micro-, micro-
- micro-very small
- micro-millionth
Japanese マイクロ-, マイクロ
- マイクロ- (maikuro-)very small
- マイクロ (maikuro)millionth
Malay mikro-, mikro-
- mikro-very small
- mikro-millionth
Polish mikro-, mikro-
- mikro-very small
- mikro-millionth
Portuguese micro-, micro-
- micro-very small
- micro-millionth
Russian микро-, микро-
- микро- (mikro-)very small
- микро- (mikro-)millionth
Spanish micro-, micro-
- micro-very small
- micro-millionth
Swedish mikro-, mikro-
- mikro-very small
- mikro-millionth
Tagalog mik-
- mik-millionth
Turkish mikro-, mikro-
- mikro-very small
- mikro-millionth
Vietnamese mi-crô
- mi-crômillionth
Cite this entry
micro-. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/micro-
“micro-.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/micro-. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “micro-,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/micro-.
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