minuteness

noun

mi·​nute·​ness

pronunciation at 3minute +nə̇s

plural -es

: the quality or state of being minute:

a

: attention to or extreme precision in small details

that he would peruse with minuteness and attention

—F. M. Ford

b

: extreme smallness (as in size or degree)

the minuteness of the parts formed a great hindrance to my speed

—Mary W. Shelley

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