scintilla (Meaning)
scintilla (n)
a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
a sparkling glittering particle
scintilla (n.)
A spark; the least particle; an iota; a tittle.
Synonyms & Antonyms of scintilla
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
- excess
- deal
- mountain
- bundle
- quantity
- bucket
- abundance
- peck
- passel
- bushel
- boatload
- plenty
- passel
- oodles
- loads
- lashings
- volume
- gobs
- lot
- peck
- oodles
- stack
- mess
- abundance
- volume
- wad
- excess
- fistful
- lot
- mass
- pile
- quantity
- stack
- heaps
- wad
- reams
- profusion
- raft
- lashings
- deal
- fistful
- wealth
- mass
- bundle
- mountain
- plenty
- gobs
- bushel
- boatload
- mess
- heaps
- barrel
- reams
- bucket
- profusion
- loads
- barrel
- pile
- scads
- wealth
- scads
- raft
Synonyms:
- grain
- morsel
- nip
- scattering
- tittle
- section
- strain
- molecule
- granule
- driblet
- jot
- drop in the bucket
- dose
- ace
- flake
- splinter
- shadow
- hoot
- flyspeck
- smattering
- semblance
- shard
- vestige
- bite
- nibble
- atom
- part
- taste
- drop
- patch
- scrap
- nubbin
- snap
- minim
- fragment
- spot
- dot
- skosh
- whit
- mote
- syllable
Antonyms:
scintilla Sentence Examples
- The scintilla of hope ignited within his weary heart.
- The speaker's words sparked a scintilla of inspiration in the audience.
- Despite the gloom surrounding him, he clung to the scintilla of belief.
- The faint scintilla of a star pierced the darkness of the night sky.
- The memory of their love affair flickered like a feeble scintilla in her mind.
- The scintilla of doubt cast a shadow over his otherwise unwavering faith.
- The scientist searched tirelessly for the scintilla of evidence that would prove his hypothesis.
- The child's imagination danced with the scintilla of wonder and possibility.
- Amidst the chaos, the scintilla of peace and tranquility provided solace.
- The spark of rebellion burned as a faint scintilla, threatening to ignite a revolution.
FAQs About the word scintilla
a tiny or scarcely detectable amount, a sparkling glittering particleA spark; the least particle; an iota; a tittle.
sprinkling, touch, speck, bit,glimmer, hint, shred, splash, little, peanuts
excess, deal, mountain, bundle,quantity, bucket, abundance, peck, passel, bushel
The scintilla of hope ignited within his weary heart.
The speaker's words sparked a scintilla of inspiration in the audience.
Despite the gloom surrounding him, he clung to the scintilla of belief.
The faint scintilla of a star pierced the darkness of the night sky.
