Meanings
Origin
- LatinMinius
- Latinminium
- Italianminio
- Italianminiare
- Italianminiatura
- Englishminiature
- Englishmini-
- Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
- Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
- Proto-Indo-European*d(w)is-
- Proto-Italic*dis-
- Latindīs-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₃reǵ-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₃reǵtós
- Proto-Italic*rektos
- Latinrēctus
- Latindīrēctus
- Vulgar Latin*dīrēctiāre
- Old Frenchdrecier
- Middle Englishdressen
- Englishdress
- Englishminidress
Translations
Danish minikjole
- minikjolewoman's short dress
Dutch mini-jurk, mini-jurkje
- mini-jurkwoman's short dress
- mini-jurkjewoman's short dress
French minirobe
- minirobewoman's short dress
German Minikleid
- Minikleidwoman's short dress
Norwegian Bokmål minikjole
- minikjolewoman's short dress
Spanish minivestido, putivestido
- minivestidowoman's short dress
- putivestidowoman's short dress
- minivestewoman's short dress
- putivestewoman's short dress
Swedish miniklänning
- miniklänningwoman's short dress
Turkish mini elbise
- mini elbisewoman's short dress
Cite this entry
APA
minidress. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minidress
MLA
“minidress.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minidress. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “minidress,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minidress.
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