Phrase guide

a mite

adv · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ə ˈmaɪt/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Canada: [ə ˈmʌɪt]
  • rhymes with -aɪt

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adv

Meaning 1

To a small extent; in a small amount; rather.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, informal, not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: a bit, a little, a little bit, a tad, a smidgen, a mite, a smidgeon, a touch, a trifle, barely, closely, faintly, hardly, imperceptibly, just, kinda, kinda sorta, kind of, low-key, marginally, mildly, modestly, nearly, only just, scarcely, slightly, somewhat, sorta, sorta kinda, sort of

Antonyms: a lot

History

Etymology

From a + mite (“minute arachnid of the order Acarina; anything very small, a minute object, a very little quantity or particle”).