TITTLE

shred, scintilla, whit, iota, tittle, smidgen, smidgeon, smidgin, smidge

(noun) a tiny or scarcely detectable amount

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Proper noun

Tittle

A surname.

Etymology 1

Noun

tittle (plural tittles)

A small, insignificant amount (of something); a modicum or speck.

(typography) Any small dot, stroke, or diacritical mark, especially if part of a letter, or if a letter-like abbreviation; in particular, the dots over the Latin letters i and j.

Synonyms

• See also modicum.

Etymology 2

Verb

tittle (third-person singular simple present tittles, present participle tittling, simple past and past participle tittled)

(Scotland) To chatter.

Source: Wiktionary


Tit"tle, n. Etym: [OE. titel, titil, apparently a dim. of tit, in the sense of small; cf. G. tüttel a tittle, dim. of OHG. tutta teat. Perhaps, however, the same word as title, n.]

Definition: A particle; a minute part; a jot; an iota. It is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail. Luke xvi. 17. Every tittle of this prophecy is most exactly verified. South.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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