iota
noun
[ ʌɪˈəʊtə ]
• the ninth letter of the Greek alphabet ( Ι, ι ), transliterated as ‘i’.
• an extremely small amount.
• "nothing she said seemed to make an iota of difference"
Similar:
bit,
mite,
speck,
scrap,
shred,
ounce,
scintilla,
atom,
jot,
tittle,
jot or tittle,
whit,
little bit,
tiniest bit,
particle,
fraction,
morsel,
grain,
soupçon,
smidgen,
smidge,
tad,
ha'p'orth,
scruple,
scantling,
Origin:
from Greek iōta . iota (sense 2) arose because iota is the smallest letter of the Greek alphabet: compare with jot.
