English Explanatory Dictionary

tittle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any small dot, stroke, or diacritical mark, especially if part of a letter, or of a letter-like abbreviation; in particular, the dots over the Latin letters i and j.
  2. A small, insignificant amount (of something); a modicum or speck.
verb
  1. To chatter.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈtɪt.əl/ en-au-tittle.ogg

Word forms

tittle tittles tittling tittled

Etymology

From Middle English tytle, titel, titele, from Anglo-Norman titil, titule and Medieval Latin titulus (“small stroke, diacritical mark, accent”), from Latin titulus (“title”). Doublet of tilde, titer/titre, title, titlo, and titulus.

Related words

iota tilde titer titre title titlo titulus tattle tittle-tattle

Derived words

jot and tittle tittle-tattler tittle-tattling to a tittle
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