microartist

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noun

A person who creates extremely tiny artworks.

OriginEnglish artist ← French artiste ← Late Latin artista →
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Meanings

nounmicroartist (plural microartists)

plural microartists

  1. A person who creates extremely tiny artworks.

    Last of all, if you think Mr Darrow's tiny handcarved houses sound unrealistic, go online and check out the work of microartist Willard Wigan. He carves incredible sculptures from single grains of sand […]

    2018, Ross Montgomery, Max and the Millions

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekμῑκρός (mīkrós)
  3. Ancient Greekμῑκρο- (mīkro-)
  4. Englishmicro-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂er-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂értis
  7. Proto-Italic*artis
  8. Latinars
  9. Late Latinartista
  10. Frenchartiste
  11. Englishartist
  12. Englishmicroartist

From micro- + artist.

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Cite this entry
APA

microartist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microartist

MLA

“microartist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microartist. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “microartist,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microartist.

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