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mite

8.0

By a very small amount

adverb
/maɪt/

: un poco

She was feeling a mite better after getting some rest.

Examples

The soup needs a mite more salt to enhance the flavor.
He only moved the chair a mite to the left for better alignment.
Because it's not like it's mite going to freeze or frost, it's definitely going to freeze.
The weather has no standard name as a goddess mite Demeter, or as a season mite autumn.

Synonyms

a trifle

vsmite

16 4.1

A little in amount or degree

is used informally to express the same small amount

Antonyms

significantly

Specialized

351 3.5

By a large, noticeable amount that makes a difference

much

1 1.0

A large amount of something

Idioms

a mite tired

Informal

1 7.7

A little tired and low on energy

mite surprised

1 6.8

A little shocked by something you did not expect

Compounds

spider mite

Specialized

1 6.4

A tiny bug that spins fine webs and feeds on plant leaves

mite box

9.9

A box in a church for collecting small donations for charity

harvest mite

8.1

A very small baby bug that bites people and makes red itchy bumps on the skin

itch mite

Specialized

8.2

A very small white animal that lives on the skin of people or animals and makes them scratch a lot

red spider mite

7.3

A tiny spider-like animal that makes fine webs and eats plant juice, damaging leaves

rust mite

Specialized

8.5

A very small animal like an insect that lives on plants and makes reddish brown spots on leaves or fruit

web-spinning mite

Specialized

8.4

A tiny animal that makes fine webs on plant leaves and eats them

widow's mite

8.6

A very small but important gift given by someone who has little

How Much

considerably

144 3.4

somewhat

816 2.0

mite

8.0

hardly

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

mite positive

Etymology

The adverb mite comes from the noun for a 'very small amount', so to say you are a 'mite' tired or a 'mite' taller is to say you are 'slightly' or 'a little' that way.