iota

Plural: iotas

Noun

• The ninth letter of the Greek alphabet; a very small amount.
• a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
• the 9th letter of the Greek alphabet
• The ninth letter of the Greek alphabet (Ι, ι).
• The Latin letter Ɩ (minuscule: ɩ).
• A jot; a very small, insignificant quantity.

Examples

• As a Greek numeral, iota represents ten.
• He needed every iota of luck to draw a valuable letter from the bag.
• There are twelve iotas on that page.

Synonyms

scintilla, shred, smidge, smidgen, smidgeon, smidgin, tittle, whit, ace, atom, aught, bissel, bit, crumb, dab, damn, dash, diddly, dot, drop, dusting, fleck, flip, flyspeck, glimpse, glint, grain, halfpennyworth, hint, inch, iota, jot, lick, mite, modicum, molecule, morceau, morsel, mote, ooch, ounce, particle, pennyworth, piece, pinch, scantling, scent, scooch, scrap, scruple, semblance, skerrick, skoosh, skosh, sliver, smattering, smidget, smidgy, smitch, smithereen, soupçon, spark, spatter, speck, speckle, spot, sprinkle, sprinkling, strain, tad, tidbit, tidge, toddick, touch, trace, trifle, tuppence worth, whiff

Related Words

alpha, beta, chi, delta, epsilon, eta, gamma, kappa, lambda, mu, nu, omega, omicron, phi, pi, psi, rho, sigma, tau, theta, upsilon, xi, zeta