iota

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
  2. noun the 9th letter of the Greek alphabet

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἰῶτα (iôta), ultimately from Proto-Semitic *yad- (“hand”). Doublet of jot and yodh. Sense “jot, small quantity” in reference to a phrase in the New Testament: ”one iote or one title, shall in no wise passe from the law”, iota being the smallest letter of the Greek alphabet.

In classic literature

Synonyms

shred, scintilla, whit, tittle, smidgen, smidgeon, smidgin, smidge

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