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minute

/ˈmɪnɪt/noun, adjective2 syllables

Minute means: an indefinitely short time.

Synonyms for minute27

noun, as in an indefinitely short time

moment, mo, second, bit

noun, as in a particular point in time

moment, second, instant

noun, as in a unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree

arcminute, minute of arc

noun, as in a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour

min

noun, as in distance measured by the time taken to cover it

hour

adjective, as in infinitely or immeasurably small

infinitesimal, small, little

adjective, as in characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination

narrow, careful

also used for minute

insignificant, minuscule, tiny, trace, exact, exacting, excruciating, precise, scrupulous, accurate, surgical, comprehensive, solicitous

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What does minute mean?8

noun

1

an indefinitely short time“wait just a moment”

2

a particular point in time“the moment he arrived the party began”

3

a unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree

4

a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour“he ran a 4 minute mile”

5

distance measured by the time taken to cover it“we live an hour from the airport”

6

a short note“the secretary keeps the minutes of the meeting”

adjective

1

infinitely or immeasurably small“two minute whiplike threads of protoplasm”

2

characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination“a minute inspection of the grounds”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with minute?1

two syllables

pinot
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Minute in a sentence

  • He promised to help me, but at the last minute he let me down.CK
  • He went to the store at the last minute, just before it closed.saeb
  • Could you come back in a minute, please?lukaszpp
  • An hour has sixty minutes, and a minute has sixty seconds.Source_VOA
  • Sixty minutes make an hour, and a minute is made up of sixty seconds.Ignoto
  • One minute earlier, and they could have caught the bus.Jesse
  • If you have a minute, you might want to read this.CK
  • One minute she was here, the next she was gone.Hybrid

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Forms of minute

as a noun

plural
minutes

as a adjective

comparative
minuter
superlative
minutest