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- [mahyt]
- /maɪt/
- /maɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [mahyt]
- /maɪt/
Definitions of mite word
- noun mite a contribution that is small but is all that a person can afford. 1
- noun mite a very small sum of money. 1
- noun mite a coin of very small value. 1
- noun mite a very small object. 1
- noun mite a very small creature. 1
- adverb mite to a small extent; somewhat (often preceded by a): a mite selfish. 1
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Origin of mite
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English myte, Old English mīte; cognate with Middle Dutch mīte, Old High German miza midge
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Parts of speech for Mite
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
mite popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
mite usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for mite
noun mite
- 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.
- insect — any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air-breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two pairs of wings.
- bug — A bug is an insect or similar small creature.
- particle — a minute portion, piece, fragment, or amount; a tiny or very small bit: a particle of dust; not a particle of supporting evidence.
- parasite — an organism that lives on or in an organism of another species, known as the host, from the body of which it obtains nutriment.
adjective mite
- dwarfish — like a dwarf, especially in being abnormally small; diminutive.
- itsy-bitsy — very small; tiny.
- scrubber — a prostitute or promiscuous woman.
- peewee — very small; tiny.
- miter — the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
Antonyms for mite
noun mite
- te — (in philosophical Taoism) the virtue or power inherent in a person or thing existing in harmony with the Tao.
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