scintilla
8 synonyms and 1 antonym for scintilla, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A tiny spark or flash of light.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
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Synonyms by Meaning
2. noun
A very small or barely noticeable amount of something.
“It’s 3pm at Rizes, a farm in the heart of Mykonos, and there is not a champagne bottle in sight, a sunbed to lounge on, or a scintilla of music that might drown the sound of the winds breezing through the nearby bamboo.”
Opposites
Etymology
In use in English since the 17th century, borrowed from Latin scintilla ("spark").
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