| Main Entry: | minim |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | bit |
Synonyms: |
atom, butt*, chicken feed, chip, chunk, crumb, dab, dash, division, dollop, dose, dot, dram, driblet, drop*, droplet, end, excerpt, flake, fraction, fragment, grain, iota, item, jot, lick*, lump, mite, modicum, moiety, molecule, morsel, niggle, ort, ounce, parcel, part, particle, peanuts, pinch, portion, sample, scale, scintilla, scrap, scruple, section, segment, shard, share, shaving, shred, slice, sliver, smidgen, snatch, snip, snippet, specimen, speck, splinter, sprinkling, stub, stump, taste, tittle, trace, trickle, trifle, whit |
| Main Entry: | fragment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | part, chip |
Synonyms: |
ace, atom, bit, bite, chunk, crumb, cut, end, fraction, gob, grain, hunk, iota, job*, lump*, minim, morsel, particle, piece, portion, remnant, scrap, share, shiver, shred, slice, sliver, smithereen |
| Notes: | a part is any of the components of a whole; a portion is a part allotted to or regarded as belonging to someone; a piece is a part separated from the whole; a division is a part formed by classifying, cutting, partitioning - and so is a section, though it is generally smaller; a segment is a part separated along natural lines of division; a fragment is a small part, usually broken off |
Antonyms: |
entirety, total, whole |
| Main Entry: | insignificant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not important; of no consequence |
Synonyms: |
casual, immaterial, inappreciable, inconsequential, inconsiderable, infinitesimal, irrelevant, lesser, light, lightweight, little, meager, meaningless, minim, minimal, minor, minuscule, minute, negligible, nondescript, nonessential, not worth mentioning, nugatory, paltry, petty, pointless, purportless, scanty, secondary, senseless, small, trifling, trivial, unimportant, unsubstantial |
Antonyms: |
consequential, important, significant, substantial, valuable |
| Main Entry: | minute |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very small |
Synonyms: |
atomic, diminutive, exact, exiguous, fine, inconsiderable, infinitesimal, insignificant, invisible, little, microbic, microscopic, miniature, minim, minimal, minuscule, molecular, peewee, piddling, precise, puny, slender, teeny-weeny, tiny, wee |
Antonyms: |
big, giant, gigantic, huge, large, mighty |
| Main Entry: | modicum |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | bit, small amount |
Synonyms: |
atom, crumb, dash, drop, fraction, fragment, grain, inch, iota, jot, little, minim, mite, molecule, ounce, particle, pinch, scrap, shred, smidge, speck, tinge, touch, trifle, whit |
Antonyms: |
lot |
| Main Entry: | molecule |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | smallest part |
Synonyms: |
bit, fragment, iota, jot, minim, mite, modicum, mote, ounce, particle, ray, speck, unit |
| Main Entry: | particle |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | atom, piece |
Synonyms: |
bit, crumb, dot, dribble, drop, fleck, fragment, grain, hoot, iota, jot, minim, mite, modicum, molecule, morsel, mote, ounce, ray, scrap, scruple, seed, shred, smidgen, smithereen, speck, spot, stitch, whit |
| Main Entry: | point |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | speck |
Synonyms: |
bit, count, dot, fleck, flyspeck, full stop, iota, mark, minim, mite, mote, notch, particle, period, scrap, stop, tittle, trace |
| Main Entry: | mite |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | small insect |
Synonyms: |
acarid, atom, bit, bug, insect, iota, minim, minute, molecule, mote, nit, parasite, particle, smidgen, speck, tick |
| Main Entry: | ort |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | bit |
Synonyms: |
atom, butt*, chicken feed, chip, chunk, crumb, dab, dash, division, dollop, dose, dot, dram, driblet, drop*, droplet, end, excerpt, flake, fraction, fragment, grain, iota, item, jot, lick*, lump, minim, mite, modicum, moiety, molecule, morsel, niggle, ounce, parcel, part, particle, peanuts, pinch, portion, sample, scale, scintilla, scrap, scruple, section, segment, shard, share, shaving, shred, slice, sliver, smidgen, snatch, snip, snippet, specimen, speck, splinter, sprinkling, stub, stump, taste, tittle, trace, trickle, trifle, whit |