Antonyms for iota


Grammar : Noun
Spell : ahy-oh-tuh
Phonetic Transcription : aɪˈoʊ tə


Definition of iota

Origin :
  • "very small amount," 1630s, figurative use of iota, ninth and smallest letter in the Greek alphabet. Modern use is after Matt. v:18 (see jot), but iota in classical Greek also was proverbially used of anything very small. The letter name is from Semitic (cf. Hebrew yodh).
  • noun small bit
Example sentences :
  • On and ousia are only ion with an iota broken off; and ouk on is ouk ion.
  • Extract from : « Cratylus » by Plato
  • He doesn't spare the horror of the thing one iota, but it "gets one right."
  • Extract from : « War Letters of a Public-School Boy » by Paul Jones.
  • One would not detract an iota from the achievements of these gallant adventurers.
  • Extract from : « Policing the Plains » by R.G. MacBeth
  • She should not, however, permit herself to fail in one iota of her duty.
  • Extract from : « The Etiquette of To-day » by Edith B. Ordway
  • It was on the Wednesday night that the Iota crossed to Etretat.
  • Extract from : « Danger! and Other Stories » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • Then, after staggering and trembling, the Iota came on an even keel.
  • Extract from : « Danger! and Other Stories » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • It is all pure conjecture, he says, and there is not an iota of proof in it.
  • Extract from : « A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy » by Isaac Husik
  • There was not an iota of stinginess in his habitual economy.
  • Extract from : « The Printer Boy. » by William M. Thayer
  • Not, mind you, that I like or esteem him one iota the less, for what you tell me.
  • Extract from : « For Name and Fame » by G. A. Henty
  • Every iota of cleverness must be given to find a way out of Schloss Szolnok.
  • Extract from : « The Secret Witness » by George Gibbs

Synonyms for iota

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