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单词 scintilla
释义

scintilla

noun

scin·​til·​la sin-ˈti-lə How to pronounce scintilla (audio)
: spark, trace
not a scintilla of doubt

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Scintilla comes directly from Latin, where it carries the meaning of "spark" - that is, a bright flash such as you might see from a burning ember. In English, however, our use of "scintilla" is restricted to the figurative sense of "spark" - a hint or trace of something that barely suggests its presence. The Latin scintilla is related to the verb "scintillare," which means "to sparkle" and is responsible for our verb "scintillate" ("to sparkle or gleam," literally or figuratively). In an odd twist, "scintilla" underwent a transposition of the "c" and the "t" (a linguistic phenomenon known as metathesis) to create the Vulgar Latin form stincilla, which is believed to be an ancestor of our word stencil.

Synonyms

  • ace
  • bit
  • crumb
  • dab
  • dram
  • driblet
  • glimmer
  • hint
  • lick
  • little
  • mite
  • nip
  • ounce
  • particle
  • peanuts
  • ray
  • scruple
  • shade
  • shadow
  • shred
  • skosh
  • smack
  • smell
  • smidgen
  • smidgeon
  • smidgin
  • smidge
  • snap
  • soupçon
  • spark
  • spatter
  • speck
  • splash
  • spot
  • sprinkling
  • strain
  • streak
  • suspicion
  • tad
  • touch
  • trace
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Example Sentences

there is not a scintilla of evidence for your outrageous claims
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Word History

Etymology

Latin

First Known Use

1661, in the meaning defined above

Legal Definition

scintilla

noun

scin·​til·​la sin-ˈti-lə How to pronounce scintilla (audio)
: a small trace or barely perceptible amount of something (as evidence supporting a position)

scintilla

noun

as in glimmer
a very small amount there is not a scintilla of evidence for your outrageous claims

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • glimmer
  • shred
  • little
  • hint
  • sprinkling
  • speck
  • splash
  • bit
  • touch
  • smidgen
  • trace
  • spark
  • lick
  • tad
  • ounce
  • sliver
  • smidgeon
  • ray
  • particle
  • handful
  • dab
  • smidgin
  • scruple
  • soupçon
  • fleck
  • modicum
  • iota
  • suspicion
  • minimum
  • spatter
  • crumb
  • smidge
  • dram
  • pinch
  • smell
  • shade
  • smack
  • streak
  • skosh
  • portion
  • peanuts
  • dash
  • mite
  • shadow
  • driblet
  • dose
  • vestige
  • semblance
  • ace
  • strain
  • bite
  • nip
  • spot
  • drop
  • whit
  • minim
  • molecule
  • atom
  • grain
  • part
  • taste
  • mote
  • dot
  • drop in the bucket
  • syllable
  • jot
  • tittle
  • fragment
  • snap
  • granule
  • morsel
  • smattering
  • section
  • nubbin
  • patch
  • scrap
  • nibble
  • flyspeck
  • hoot
  • splinter
  • shard
  • smatter
  • scattering
  • flake
  • shiver
  • tatter
  • smithereens
  • chip
  • clipping
  • paring
  • shaving
  • shot

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • bushel
  • quantity
  • plenty
  • wealth
  • oodles
  • fistful
  • lot
  • abundance
  • scads
  • gobs
  • loads
  • heaps
  • mass
  • bundle
  • pile
  • boatload
  • profusion
  • reams
  • wad
  • bucket
  • stack
  • raft
  • passel
  • deal
  • excess
  • mess
  • peck
  • barrel
  • lashings
  • mountain
  • volume
  • surplus
  • much
  • potful
  • superabundance
  • superfluity
  • surfeit
  • embarrassment
  • overabundance
  • bonanza
  • chunk
  • overmuch
  • overflow
  • overkill
  • lashins
  • slab
  • oversupply
  • lump
  • overage
  • hunk
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