[responsivevoice] minutia [/responsivevoice] [ mi-noo-shee-uh ]
The word of the day is ‘minutia.’
The word is a noun, i.e., it is the main subject of a sentence.
No, the word is a noun. Therefore, it does not have a past form.
It means:
1. Trivia
2. The small, precise, or trivial details of something
3. Particulars
4. A small or minor detail
1. Hindi – Minuti
2. Spanish – Minucias
3. French – Minutie
4. Mandarin – Xìjié
1. This minutia of detail is applied to the distribution of a vast bulk of mail.
2. If so, it is useless to try, or hope to know what life is in its minutia.
3. All detailed thoughts, all the minutia of the mind were swept away.
4. His desk is clear of all litter and minutia—likewise his mind.
5. Space forbids entering into the minutia either of construction or machinery used.
Some synonyms of today’s word are:
fiddle-faddle, frippery, frivolity, froth, memorabilia, minutiae, nonsense, trifle, trifles, trivialities, triviality, fine points, small change, small potatoes, details, niceties, subtleties, particulars, specifics, trivia, technicalities, non-essentials, deets, fiddle-faddle etc.
gargantuan, major factor, key reason, key factor, principle, generality, major reason
Quotation:
All the great novels, all the great films, all the great dramas are fictions that actually tell us the truth about us or about human nature or about human situations without being tied into the minutia of documentary events. Otherwise, we might as well just make documentaries.
Jeremy Northam
Social Example:
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