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adjective

Definition of minimnext
as in micro

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noun

as in iota

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Recent Examples of minim
Noun
Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. — Hartford Courant, courant.com, 30 Sep. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for minim
  1. micro
  2. iota
  3. tiny
  4. jot
  5. minuscule
  6. smidgen
  7. infinitesimal
  8. trifle
Adjective
  • Three additional micro-engineering systems are designed to reduce friction and mechanical noise throughout the regulating organ.
    — Anthony DeMarco, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
  • On board is a micro rover built by ispace called Tenacious as well as several commercial payloads.
    — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 July 2026
Definition of micro
Noun
  • Every iota of data about a prospect, then, becomes pregnant with meaning.
    — Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 4 June 2026
  • The commonly mistaken base assumption is that the greatest minds that have devised AI and consumed so much money doing so must certainly know every iota of how AI works.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Definition of iota
Adjective
  • Legionnaires’ disease is spread by inhaling tiny water droplets contaminated with Legionella bacteria.
    — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 10 July 2026
  • Once your cake is baked and cooled, use the back of a piping tip to cut out tiny circles.
    — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 July 2026
Definition of tiny
Noun
  • When Ava runs off to the bathroom, Deborah instinctively reaches for her notebook and jots down another idea.
    — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 29 May 2026
  • Sometimes the import agent or the customs official jots down the wrong product code, the wrong tariff rate, or the wrong number of units.
    — Robert Goulder, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2026
Definition of jot
Adjective
  • The minuscule particles can lead to breathing problems like bronchitis and cause inflammation that aggravates diabetes, heart disease and other health conditions.
    — Dakota Smith, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
  • Scientists at Aalto University in Finland have built the world’s first cyclic heat engine, operating inside a superconducting circuit and using a minuscule amount of heat from a quantum refrigerator to convert it into useful work.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 13 July 2026
Definition of minuscule
Noun
  • That’s up a smidge from Ipsos polling in May, but points to the challenge that comes with trying to turn America into a soccer nation.
    — Linley Sanders, Fortune, 2 July 2026
  • And not for nothing, the playoffs would’ve been at least a smidge less crazy-making with Landale available.
    — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of smidgen
Adjective
  • The amount may be infinitesimal—white sugar and bottled water are sometimes purified with charred animal bones, for instance—but some hypersensitive alpha-gal patients avoid the risk anyway.
    — Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
  • To precisely print transistors at these infinitesimal scales, light with an incredibly short wavelength must be used.
    — Rob Toews, Forbes.com, 22 June 2026
Definition of infinitesimal
Noun
  • If making a trifle, assemble it the day before serving.
    — Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 24 June 2026
  • Why The Trifle Is The Best Party Dessert Enter the chocolate trifle, a beloved Southern staple, courtesy of a good friend who excels at hospitality but values shortcuts.
    — Kathryn Streeter, Southern Living, 17 June 2026
Definition of trifle

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