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nouna minute particle; spark; trace: not a scintilla of remorse. Origin of scintilla1685–95; <Latin: spark Words nearby scintillascindapsus, scinticisternography, scintigram, scintigraph, scintigraphy, scintilla, scintillant, scintillascope, scintillate, scintillating, scintillating scotoma Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for scintillaThat had more than a scintilla of substance—is Mitt actually a political shape-shifter? Hilary Rosen, Ann Romney, and the Perpetual Outrage Industry|Howard Kurtz|April 17, 2012|DAILY BEAST How could anyone do all this without leaving behind a scintilla of microscopic evidence? Stop Calling It Murder|Roy Black|September 10, 2011|DAILY BEAST Forde is among those who note that every scintilla of blame cannot be put on FitzPatrick and Drumm. The Men Who Killed the Economy|Niall Stanage|November 19, 2010|DAILY BEAST It does take a certain talent to take Paul Newman and present the actor without a scintilla of excitement. Ralph Nader's Fantasies|Samuel P. Jacobs|September 21, 2009|DAILY BEAST
I have not a scintilla of interest in being at court when the judge sentences him. The Bag Lady Papers, Part VIII|Alexandra Penney|June 28, 2009|DAILY BEAST This seems to me to have not a scintilla of justice about it. The Mormon Puzzle, and How to Solve It|R. W. Beers James Crossley seems to believe that there was "some scintilla of truth" behind the story. A History of Witchcraft in England from 1558 to 1718|Wallace Notestein This charge Mr. Harrison makes with brazen effrontery, but does not bring a scintilla of evidence to sustain it. Assassination of Lincoln: a History of the Great Conspiracy|Thomas Mealey Harris Don't be jealous, Scintilla; we're next to you women, too, believe me. The Satyricon, Complete|Petronius Arbiter Scintilla also cried out through her tears, calling him "Gaius," and entreating him by his guardian angel to be mollified. The Satyricon, Complete|Petronius Arbiter
British Dictionary definitions for scintilla
nouna minute amount; hint, trace, or particle Word Origin for scintillaC17: from Latin: a spark Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to scintilladash, flash, crumb, speck, dab, hint, pinch, drop, spot, particle, whiff, whisper, sparkle, shred, shade, atom, smidgen, iota, ray, soupçon |