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- [moht]
- /moʊt/
- /məʊt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [moht]
- /moʊt/
Definitions of mote word
- noun mote a small particle or speck, especially of dust. 1
- abbreviation MOTE moit. 1
- noun mote A tiny piece of a substance. 1
- noun mote speck 1
- noun mote a tiny speck 0
- verb mote may or might 0
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Origin of mote
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English, Old English mot speck; cognate with Dutch mot grit, sawdust, Norwegian mutt speck
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Parts of speech for Mote
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
mote popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% 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".
mote usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for mote
noun mote
- crumb — Crumbs are tiny pieces that fall from bread, biscuits, or cake when you cut it or eat it.
- speckle — a small speck, spot, or mark, as on skin.
- particle — a minute portion, piece, fragment, or amount; a tiny or very small bit: a particle of dust; not a particle of supporting evidence.
- fragment — fragmentation
- grain — granularity
Antonyms for mote
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