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- [min-uh m]
- /ˈmɪn əm/
- /ˈmɪn.ɪm/
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- [min-uh m]
- /ˈmɪn əm/
Definitions of minim word
- noun minim the smallest unit of liquid measure, 1/60 (0.0167) of a fluid dram, roughly equivalent to one drop. Symbol: ♍, ♏. Abbreviation: min, min.; 1
- noun minim Music. a note, formerly the shortest in use, but now equivalent in time value to one half of a semibreve; half note. 1
- noun minim the least quantity of anything. 1
- noun minim something very small or insignificant. 1
- noun minim (initial capital letter) a member of a mendicant religious order founded in the 15th century by St. Francis of Paola. 1
- adjective minim smallest. 1
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Origin of minim
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English < Medieval Latin, Latin minimus; as musical term, < Medieval Latin (nota) minima; see minimum
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Parts of speech for Minim
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
minim popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
minim usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for minim
noun minim
- chip — Chips are long, thin pieces of potato fried in oil or fat and eaten hot, usually with a meal.
- lick — to pass the tongue over the surface of, as to moisten, taste, or eat (often followed by up, off, from, etc.): to lick a postage stamp; to lick an ice-cream cone.
- stump — the lower end of a tree or plant left after the main part falls or is cut off; a standing tree trunk from which the upper part and branches have been removed.
- speck — a small spot differing in color or substance from that of the surface or material upon which it appears or lies: Specks of soot on the window sill.
- taste — to try or test the flavor or quality of (something) by taking some into the mouth: to taste food.
adjective minim
- peewee — very small; tiny.
- minute — the sixtieth part (1/60) of an hour; sixty seconds.
- microbic — a microorganism, especially a pathogenic bacterium.
- insignificant — unimportant, trifling, or petty: Omit the insignificant details.
- purport — to present, especially deliberately, the appearance of being; profess or claim, often falsely: a document purporting to be official.
Antonyms for minim
noun minim
- whole — comprising the full quantity, amount, extent, number, etc., without diminution or exception; entire, full, or total: He ate the whole pie. They ran the whole distance.
- glob — a drop or globule of a liquid.
- total — constituting or comprising the whole; entire; whole: the total expenditure.
- lot — lot (def 14).
- agreement — An agreement is a formal decision about future action which is made by two or more countries, groups, or people.
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