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minute
Meaning: extremely small
minute in a sentence
How minute is used in real sentences:
The detective noticed minute scratches on the old desk.
The artist painted minute stars along the edge of the model spaceship.
“Worse, minute flecks of gold leaf vanished in the shadows, though conservators had carefully repaired them.”
— from the passage The Light Between Paintings
Synonyms for minute
Other words for minute — tiny, minuscule and microscopic — carry the same meaning.
Antonyms of minute
Words that mean the opposite of minute:
- huge
- substantial
Where it comes from
From Latin minutus 'made small'
Memory hook
A minute detail is so tiny that you must examine it closely.