noun
mote
Mote (noun) means a tiny particle of dust or matter; a speck.
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A tiny particle of dust or matter; a speck.
"I wanted to shrink myself to a mote of dust, plunge into this pool I held in my own cyclopean hands, soar down these runs of light to places where light itself was born from this colloquy of dust."
— J.G. Ballard, The Unlimited Dream Company (1979)
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Etymology
Came into English from Middle English mot, from Old English mot (“grain of sand; mote; atom”), from Proto-West Germanic *mot (“grain of dirt or sand, speck”). It may be linked to English mud. Compare West Frisian mot (“peat dust”), Dutch mot (“dust from turf; sawdust; grit”), Low German mut (“peat dust, grit”), Norwegian mutt (“speck; mote; splinter; chip”), Italian mota (“mud”) and Spanish mota (“speck”).
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What is the meaning of mote?
"mote" (noun) means a tiny particle of dust or matter; a speck.
What is another word for mote?
Other words for "mote" include particle, corpuscle, atom, speck, molecule.
What is the opposite of mote?
The opposite of "mote" is oodles.
