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scintilla

[sin-til-uh]

noun

  1. a minute particle; spark; trace.

    not a scintilla of remorse.



scintilla

/ ɪˈɪə /

noun

  1. a minute amount; hint, trace, or particle

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of scintilla1

1685–95; < Latin: spark
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Word History and Origins

Origin of scintilla1

C17: from Latin: a spark
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Without a scintilla of evidence, he added, “USAID is a criminal organization. Time for it to die.”

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No need to exert him any more, not when there was not a scintilla of a threat of a comeback from Scotland.

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And if he was looking for a scintilla of criticism of the Russian president from Trump, then he did not get that either.

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In sentencing Armstrong, Mr Justice McAlinden said that he had not shown "one scintilla of remorse or regret" for his actions.

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I gave up alcohol two summers ago and haven't had even a scintilla to pick it back up.

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