minute

/mˈɪnət/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
   “he ran a 4 minute mile”
2. an indefinitely short time
   “wait just a moment”
3. a particular point in time
   “the moment he arrived the party began”
4. a unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree
5. a short note
   “the secretary keeps the minutes of the meeting”
6. distance measured by the time taken to cover it
   “we live an hour from the airport”

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”

Synonyms for minute

• min
• moment
• mo
• second
• bit
• instant
• arcminute
• minute of arc
• hour
• infinitesimal
• small
• narrow
• careful

Words that rhyme with minute

• minot
• minott
• mynatt
• sinnott
• synnott