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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024mite1 /maɪt/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Invertebratesa small, sometimes microscopic, creature, often living on other animals.
mite2 /maɪt/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a very small amount:[usually singular* a + ~ + of]a mite of difficulty.
- a coin of very small value.
- a very small creature, person, or thing.
Idioms- a mite, somewhat;
a bit:could be a mite snappy and angry if he hadn't slept well.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024mite1 (mīt),USA pronunciation n. - Invertebratesany of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods. Also called acarid.
- bef. 1000; Middle English myte, Old English mīte; cognate with Middle Dutch mīte, Old High German miza midge
- a contribution that is small but is all that a person can afford.
- a very small sum of money.
- a coin of very small value.
- a very small object.
- a very small creature.
adv. - to a small extent;
somewhat (often prec. by a):a mite selfish.
- Middle Dutch mīte small copper coin; ultimately identical with mite1
- Middle English myte 1300–50
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: mite /maɪt/ n - any of numerous small free-living or parasitic arachnids of the order Acarina (or Acari) that can occur in terrestrial or aquatic habitats
Etymology: Old English mīte; compare Old High German mīza gnat, Dutch mijt mite /maɪt/ n - a very small particle, creature, or object
- a very small contribution or sum of money
See also widow's mite - a former Flemish coin of small value
- a mite ⇒ informal somewhat: he's a mite foolish
Etymology: 14th Century: from Middle Low German, Middle Dutch mīte; compare mite1 |