minutia — a small or minor detail; a trifling matter
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: a small or minor detail; a trifling matter
Pronunciation (IPA): /mɪˈnuːʃə/
Korean meaning: 사소한 세부사항, 하찮은 것
Korean pronunciation: 미**뉴**셔
Example Sentences
- My perfectionist boss obsesses over every minutia of our presentations, even the font size of footnotes.
- While others focused on the big picture, she got lost in the minutiae of the project.
- The wedding planner worried about every minutia, from napkin colors to the exact temperature of the soup.
minutia
NOUN//mɪˈnuːʃə//
a small or minor detail; a trifling matter

a worker hunches over their desk with a magnifying glass, carefully adjusting the spacing between individual letters on a document. They use tweezers to move a single comma by millimeters while their deadline looms. Their colleague stands behind them pointing at a clock, looking exasperated as important tasks pile up on the desk. Other workers rush past carrying urgent files while this person remains fixated on microscopic formatting details. someone getting lost in small or minor details while ignoring more important matters
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Origin
From Latin 'minutus' meaning 'small' or 'minute'. The word shares the same root as 'minute' (the time unit), both referring to something tiny or finely divided.
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“My perfectionist boss obsesses over every minutia of our presentations, even the font size of footnotes.”
“While others focused on the big picture, she got lost in the minutiae of the project.”
“The wedding planner worried about every minutia, from napkin colors to the exact temperature of the soup.”
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