minionette adjective 1noun 1forms 3 adjective1 •Small; delicate.May 18, 1749, Horace Walpole, letter to George Montagu, Esq. His minionette face. noun1 •(US, old-fashioned) A size of type between nonpareil and minion, standardized as 6½-point. formsminionettes · more minionette · most minionette