Minions

noun

The lowest limit.

What it means

  1. (noun) The lowest limit. “We need a minimum of three staff members on duty at all time.”
  2. (noun) The smallest amount. “He always tries to get away with doing the minimum.”
  3. (noun) A period of minimum brightness or energy intensity (of a star). “The Maunder minimum of the Sun reportedly corresponded to a period of great cold on Earth.”
  4. (noun) A lower bound of a set which is also an element of that set.
  5. (noun) The smallest member of a batch or sample or the lower bound of a probability distribution.
  6. (noun) A loyal servant of another, usually a more powerful being. “The archvillain deployed his minions to simultaneously rob every bank in the city.”
  7. (noun) A sycophantic follower.
  8. (noun) A loved one; one highly esteemed and favoured.
  9. (noun) An ancient form of ordnance with a calibre of about three inches.
  10. (noun) The size of type between nonpareil and brevier, standardized as 7-point.

Letter analysis

  • Minions contains 7 letters: 3 vowel(s) and 4 consonant(s).
  • It uses 5 unique letters.
  • Estimated syllable count: 2.
  • Scrabble-style letter score: 9.

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Common questions

What does Minions mean?

The lowest limit.

How many letters are in Minions?

Minions has 7 letters.

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