English Explanatory Dictionary

a mite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. To a small extent; in a small amount; rather.

Pronunciation

/ə ˈmaɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-a mite.wav [ə ˈmʌɪt]

Word forms

a mite

Etymology

From a + mite (“minute arachnid of the order Acarina; anything very small, a minute object, a very little quantity or particle”).

Synonyms

a bit a little a little bit a tad a smidgen a mite a smidgeon a touch a trifle barely closely faintly hardly imperceptibly just kinda kinda sorta kind of low-key marginally mildly modestly nearly only just scarcely slightly somewhat sorta sorta kinda sort of

Antonyms

a lot
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