infinitesimal
Incalculably, exceedingly, or immeasurably minuteIncalculably, exceedingly, or immeasurably minute; vanishingly small.
» My love for you is infinitesimal.
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3 sensesIncalculably, exceedingly, or immeasurably minute; vanishingly small.
Do you ever get the feeling that you are but an infinitesimal speck, swallowed by the vastness of the universe and beyond?
infinitely or immeasurably small
(not comparable)Of or pertaining to non-zero quantities whose magnitude is less than any positive rational number.
(informal)Very small.
бесконе́чно ма́лыйbeskonéčno mályj
Examples
2 sentencesMy love for you is infinitesimal.
We were only given infinitesimal doses.
Translations
4 languagesOrigin
From New Latin īnfīnītēsimus + -al. Displaced earlier coordinate term fluxion.From New Latin īnfīnītēsimus + -al. Displaced earlier coordinate term fluxion.
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Forms
more infinitesimal, most infinitesimal| Comparative | more infinitesimal Lesson |
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| Superlative | most infinitesimal Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonyms- infinitely or immeasurably small:minute
Antonyms
2 antonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.