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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. — 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
  • Its other features include a micro-mesh lining, an adjustable drawstring waist, and two side pockets.
    — Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The doctor uses a micro-punch tool to extract these grafts one by one.
    — Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 10 Aug. 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
  • Trade along the route remains tiny compared with major throughways like the Suez Canal and is dominated by Russian oil and gas, which – along with a few other LNG buyers in Asia – principally flow to China.
    — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The amount of neutrino energy absorbed by the companion star, however, would be only a tiny fraction of the amount of energy the star emits on its own, so again, this is likely to have little effect.
    — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 14 Aug. 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
  • Excess potassium, including the minuscule amounts of potassium-40, is excreted.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The film was made for a minuscule $750,000 before marketing costs.
    — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of minuscule
Noun
  • Next the Dolphins would see 13 years of wheel-spinning (2012-25) with Ryan Tannehill and Tua Tagovailoa, and a smidgen of Ryan Fitzpatrick in between.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Now, the entire spread is ready for its next chapter, having just hit the market for a smidge under $6 million.
    — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 6 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
  • 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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