minuteness C2 Topic:Mind & Cognition US /maɪˈn(j)uːt.nɪs/ See IPA manual Freq #320596 Meanings 1 noun the property of being very small in size Hence the minuteness of detail in the painting. 2 noun The property of being minute. 1923, Ernest Bramah, The Eyes of Max Carrados Beedel picked up a loose sheet of paper and scored it heavily with a plan of the neighbourhood as he explained the position with some minuteness. 3 noun Something very tiny. Hitherto I have hoarded up mementoes and monuments of the past; been a worshiper of all heirlooms; a fond filer away of letters, locks of hair, bits of ribbon, flowers, and the thousand-and-one minutenesses which love and memory think they sanctify:—but it is forever over now! 4 noun great precision Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the property of being very... diminutivenesspetitenesstininessweeness Etymology From minute + -ness. Topics Mind & Cognition External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # minuteness **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /maɪˈn(j)uːt.nɪs/ **Frequency rank:** 320596 ## Meanings 1. the property of being very small in size 2. The property of being minute. 3. Something very tiny. 4. great precision ## Examples - Hence the minuteness of detail in the painting. - 1923, Ernest Bramah, The Eyes of Max Carrados Beedel picked up a loose sheet of paper and scored it heavily with a plan of the neighbourhood as he explained the position with some minuteness. - Hitherto I have hoarded up mementoes and monuments of the past; been a worshiper of all heirlooms; a fond filer away of letters, locks of hair, bits of ribbon, flowers, and the thousand-and-one minutenesses which love and memory think they sanctify:—but it is forever over now! ## Etymology From minute + -ness. ## Topics - Mind & Cognition markdown