MINUTENESS

minuteness

(noun) great precision; painstaking attention to details; “he examined the essay with the greatest minuteness”

diminutiveness, minuteness, petiteness, tininess, weeness

(noun) the property of being very small in size; “hence the minuteness of detail in the painting”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

minuteness (usually uncountable, plural minutenesses)

The property of being minute.

Source: Wiktionary


Mi*nute"ness, n.

Definition: The quality of being minute.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

27 February 2025

SUMMIT

(verb) reach the summit (of a mountain); “They breasted the mountain”; “Many mountaineers go up Mt. Everest but not all summit”


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