minuteness en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /-nəs/
- /maɪˈn(j)uːt.nɪs/
Etymology
Etymology tree English minute Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English minuteness From minute + -ness.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) The property of being minute.
Beedel picked up a loose sheet of paper and scored it heavily with a plan of the neighbourhood as he explained the position with some minuteness.
1923, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], “(please specify the page)”, in The Eyes of Max Carrados, London: Grant Richards, →OCLC:
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(countable, rare, usually) Something very tiny.
Hitherto I have hoarded up mementoes and monuments of the past; been a worshiper of all heirlooms; a fond filer away of letters, locks of hair, bits of ribbon, flowers, and the thousand-and-one minutenesses which love and memory think they sanctify:—but it is forever over now!
1852, Herman Melville, Pierre; or The Ambiguities:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| minutenesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (3)
es acribia (Translations) · es diminutez (Translations) · es minuciosidad (Translations)