minutiae

noun

as in specifics
small or minor details the minutiae of daily life He was bewildered by the contract's minutiae.

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  1. specifics
  2. particulars
Noun
  • The ballot measure includes few specifics about how elections would function in practice.
    — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2026
  • DeLeon declined to discuss any specifics of this transaction.
    — George Avalos, Mercury News, 13 July 2026
Definition of specifics
Noun
  • Another Finnish newspaper would soon supply the detail that seals it, tracing what looks like the same truck to a for-sale listing on Facebook around Midsummer, its particulars matching the vehicle in the footage.
    — Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • Its simple formula sets the viewer up for at least one (usually more) scare every 10 minutes or so, slowly revealing the particulars of the plot without sacrificing the story’s anxious mystery.
    — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026
Definition of particulars
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“Minutiae.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minutiae. Accessed 18 Jul. 2026.

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