particle
noun
[ ˈpɑːtɪk(ə)l ]
• a minute portion of matter.
• "tiny particles of dust"
Similar:
bit,
tiny bit,
piece,
tiny piece,
speck,
spot,
fleck,
dot,
atom,
molecule,
mote,
fragment,
sliver,
splinter,
• the least possible amount.
• "he agrees without hearing the least particle of evidence"
Similar:
iota,
jot,
whit,
bit,
scrap,
shred,
crumb,
morsel,
mite,
atom,
drop,
hint,
touch,
trace,
suggestion,
whisper,
suspicion,
scintilla,
grain,
tittle,
jot or tittle,
any,
stim,
smidgen,
smidge,
tad,
scantling,
scruple,
• (in English) any of the class of words such as in, up, off, over, used with verbs to make phrasal verbs.
Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin particula ‘little part’, diminutive of pars, part- .
