tittle

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a tiny or scarcely detectable amount

Etymology

From Middle English tytle, titel, titele, from Anglo-Norman titil, titule and Medieval Latin titulus (“small stroke, diacritical mark, accent”), from Latin titulus (“title”). Doublet of tilde, titer/titre, title, titlo, and titulus.

In classic literature

Synonyms

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

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