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minutiaa 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

minutia concept
💡 Concept

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

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/mɪˈnuːʃə/
🇬🇧 UK/mɪˈnjuːʃə/

🌳Etymology

Rootminut
Suffix--ia

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.

🎵Rhyme

peninsulapneumoniabegonia
peninsula
pneumonia
begonia

🔗Collocations

every minutia
obsess over minutiae
focus on minutiae
get lost in minutiae
trivial minutiae

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

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.

😄 Fun example

The wedding planner worried about every minutia, from napkin colors to the exact temperature of the soup.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

triviadetailsparticularsspecificstechnicalities

Antonyms

generalitiesoverviewbasics

Related

minuteminimalmicroscopicmeticulousnitpicking

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