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
- 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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