scintilla

Plural: scintillae, scintillas

Noun

• a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
• a sparkling glittering particle
• A small spark or flash.
• A small or trace amount.

Examples

• a scintilla of hope

Synonyms

iota, 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, jot, lick, mite, modicum, molecule, morceau, morsel, mote, ooch, ounce, particle, pennyworth, piece, pinch, scantling, scent, scintilla, 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

scintilla juris, scintillate, scintillation, scintillator, shine, stencil, tinsel