Minuteness
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /maɪˈn(j)uːt.nɪs/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Minuteness is a noun meaning The property of being minute.
Meaning
The property of being minute.
More Meanings
- (countable, rare) Something very tiny.
Example Sentences
Beedel picked up a loose sheet of paper and scored it heavily with a plan of the neighbourhood as he explained the position with some minuteness.
Hitherto I have hoarded up mementoes and monuments of the past; been a worshiper of all heirlooms; a fond filer away of letters, locks of hair, bits of ribbon, flowers, and the thousand-and-one minutenesses which love and memory think they sanctify:—but it is forever over now!
Word Forms
- minutenesses
Synonyms for minuteness
Depending on context, synonyms include diminutiveness, weeness, tinyness, petiteness.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include weeness, tinyness, petiteness, diminutiveness, infinitesimalness, littleness.
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