minute Add to list Share. ... Minutus is the Latin word for "small," and it gave rise to both the adjective minute (my-NOOT), or incredibly small, and the noun minute (MIN-it), or 60 seconds of time.
How do you use minute as an adjective?
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- extremely small synonym tiny. minute amounts of chemicals in the water. The kitchen on the boat is minute. Extra Examples. ...
- very detailed, careful and complete. a minute examination/inspection. She remembered everything in minute detail/in the minutest detail(s).
What kind of noun is minute?
(countable) A minute is a short time equal to sixty seconds. There are sixty minutes in one hour. He ran the race in 1 minute and ten seconds. (uncountable) A minute is a short time.
