(a) A very small or unimportant thing; = mite, n.2 4a. Now English regional. †(b) A small particular, a detail. Obsolete.
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| 释义 | the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > smallness > [noun] > that which is small > a small thing (61) minutea1450 (a) A very small or unimportant thing; = mite, n.2 4a. Now English regional. †(b) A small particular, a detail. Obsolete. minim1590 Frequently derogatory. A person, animal, or thing of very small size or importance. Now rare. mite1594 A very small living creature, esp. a tiny child. Also (in extended use): any object which is a small example of its kind. Cf. miting, n. titmouse1596 A small or insignificant person or thing (sometimes as a term of endearment). Now rare. moteling1605 A minute particle of dust; (more generally) something very small. atom1633 Any very small object (without the implication that it is a particle of something else); a (relatively) tiny person or thing. thingling1652 = thinglet n. long-little1653 a long discussion that has little substance. parvitude1659 An extremely small or minute thing; an atom. bodikin1668 A diminutive body; a corpuscle, an atom. eschantillon1720 A fragment, diminutive specimen. niff-naff1808 A small person or thing; a trifle, a knick-knack. In later use also as a mass noun: junk, clutter; petty concerns or detail. smolt1808 transferred. A small person or thing. runt1819 figurative. Something compared to a runt in being small, undersized, or in some way inferior. titty-tottya1825 Very small; extremely tiny. Also as n.: something which is very small. featherweight1838 That which has the weight of a feather; hence, a very small thing. thinglet1839 a little thing; a diminutive object or creature. shable1842 ‘Any little person or thing’ (Jamieson). thumb1854 A thing or part analogous to or in some way resembling a thumb; e.g. a projecting spur or stump of a woody plant, a tool, etc.; also (cf. Tom Thumb… nubbin1857 gen. Something small, esp. with the appearance of being stunted or worn down; a residual part, a stub or stump; the smallest possible size or… speckle1882 A small or minute object. teeny-weeny1894 A person who or thing which is very small; spec. a very tiny child or baby. hickey1909 Any small gadget or device; something of little consequence; = doohickey, n. tiddler1937 Nursery name for a stickleback. Also applied to other small fish, as a minnow. Hence, a child; any small person or thing. pinhead1951 The head of a pin; frequently taken as the type of something very small, inexpensive, or insignificant. Also: an object resembling or suggestive… Subcategories:— typical examples of (16) — extremely small thing (5) — thing small of its kind (9) — a skimpy thing (1) — microcosm or microworld (5) |
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