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Scintilla

noun

A tiny or scarcely detectable amount. Synonyms: iota, shred, smidge, smidgen, smidgeon, smidgin, tittle, whit.

A sparkling glittering particle.

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"Scintilla" Quotes from Famous Books

... but with a forced drollery and catchy superficiality which reflect unfavorably at almost every point upon the members of his household, who are caricatured; all the precious associations of early life on a New England farm are not only made absurd, but from beginning to end his book has not a scintilla of instruction or suggestion for those that are interested in child life. Aldrich[3] is better, and we have interesting glimpses of the pet horse and monkeys, of his fighting the boy bully, running way, and falling in love with an older girl whose engagement later ...

— Youth: Its Education, Regimen, and Hygiene • G. Stanley Hall

... born free and equal; that he has the right—the inalienable right—to live in liberty and the pursuit of happiness. These are the cardinal principles of liberty. I claim these rights, unless I have forfeited them by my own misconduct. I claim there is not one particle, one scintilla, of evidence to warrant you in finding a verdict for the Crown. I have not conspired with General Roberts or any of these other generals. There is no evidence to show you anything about any such conspiracy, as far as I am concerned. With these facts before you, I ask you, as reasonable men, ...

— The Dock and the Scaffold • Unknown

Words linked to "Scintilla" : small indefinite quantity, subatomic particle, particle, small indefinite amount