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adjective

Definition of minimnext
as in micro

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minim

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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. — courant.com, 30 June 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for minim
  1. micro
  2. iota
  3. tiny
  4. jot
  5. minuscule
  6. smidgen
  7. infinitesimal
  8. trifle
Adjective
  • Sensorial instincts are vital because water gilding—the application of a micro-thin layer of metal or other ornamental substrate to a surface—is an art form of more than 18 steps, some featuring processes going back 5,000 years.
    — Clare Coulson, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Once the music starts, the film’s focus shifts from micro to macro as the individual fans are absorbed into each concert’s collective unconscious.
    — Nate Jones, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of micro
Noun
  • That buy-in proves essential to a movie whose premise requires you to suspend every iota of your disbelief, lest its Lanthimos-lite approach to child abduction curdle into something much darker.
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 17 July 2026
  • Every iota of data about a prospect, then, becomes pregnant with meaning.
    — Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 4 June 2026
Definition of iota
Adjective
  • Atoms under a chip The QGI is rather tiny and relies on microwave and magnetic pulses.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The singer-songwriter, who is currently on tour, mainly resides at a rural compound just outside of Framlingham, the tiny historic town where he was raised.
    — Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of tiny
Noun
  • Sure, these kids have Google Maps and Reels and reinforcing algorithms and whatever, but the human consequences of adult failure have not changed one jot.
    — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2026
  • When Ava runs off to the bathroom, Deborah instinctively reaches for her notebook and jots down another idea.
    — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 29 May 2026
Definition of jot
Adjective
  • The difference between either posture is likely to be minuscule, with Chairman Kevin Warsh left to take a side and persuade his fellow officials.
    — Jeff Cox, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2026
  • While average hourly earnings for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls rose a healthy 10 cents in August – after a minuscule rise in July – workers on balance are still seeing prices rise faster than their annual pay.
    — Laurent Belsie, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of minuscule
Noun
  • Satin, a fabric that gives the classic shoe a pretty sheen and just a smidge more personality.
    — Iman Balagam, InStyle, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Even though his account has only a smidge more than 13,000 followers, the social media behemoth boosted the auction to other TikTokers.
    — Andrew Zucker, HollywoodReporter, 17 Aug. 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
  • Or its lazy gaze and obsession with gloss over lived-in texture, which sinks its moments of violence into forgettable trifles?
    — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026
  • If making a trifle, assemble it the day before serving.
    — Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 24 June 2026
Definition of trifle

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