vanishingly
So as to vanish, or appear to vanishSo as to vanish, or appear to vanish; especially, very small or rare.
» The probability of that ever happening is vanishingly small.
Die Wahrscheinlichkeit, dass das jemals geschieht, ist winzig. — al_ex_an_der
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1 senses(not comparable)So as to vanish, or appear to vanish; especially, very small or rare.
vanishingly rare
a vanishingly small object on the horizon
verschwindend
- so as to disappear or approach zero
Examples
3 sentencesThe probability of that ever happening is vanishingly small.
deDie Wahrscheinlichkeit, dass das jemals geschieht, ist winzig. — al_ex_an_der
The probability that it will ever happen is vanishingly small.
deDie Wahrscheinlichkeit, dass das jemals geschieht, ist winzig. — al_ex_an_der
The risk is vanishingly low.
Translations
1 languagesBy meaning 1
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb
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.