iota

noun

ī-ˈō-tə How to pronounce iota (audio)
Definition of iotanext
as in damn
the smallest amount or part imaginable there's not an iota of doubt regarding the defendant's guilt

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Recent Examples of iota But as columnist Michael Cunningham pointed out earlier this week, there’s more than an iota of intrigue here. — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 6 Feb. 2026 The commonly mistaken base assumption is that the greatest minds that have devised AI and consumed so much money doing so must certainly know every iota of how AI works. — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026 From the historic Slippery Noodle Inn—Indiana's oldest tavern—to creative cocktail bars and cool music venues, Indianapolis has big-city luxuries without losing an iota of small-town charm. — Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 5 May 2026 But in the grand wisdom of the NHL, along with television rights holders that don’t care one iota about the ability for one team to prepare for another, the Wild were told Friday to order and book their charter to Denver on Saturday for a Sunday night start against the Avs. — Michael Russo, New York Times, 5 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for iota
Recent Examples of Synonyms for iota
  1. damn
  2. whit
  3. hoot
  4. shred
  5. lick
  6. modicum
Noun
  • And if that is to be the case, most Chicagoans do not give a damn whether the team goes to Arlington Heights or Hammond.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2026
  • In a world of drivers mostly ruled by their corporate sponsors, Busch was an otherworldly talent who simply did not give a damn.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 22 May 2026
Definition of damn
Noun
  • His adoration, here as in all things natural, is infectious, although the birds themselves care not a whit for him, and isn’t that part of the wonder, the fun?
    — Ian Crouch, New Yorker, 8 May 2026
  • An unconventional structure or new approach bothers them not a whit.
    — Mac Barnett, Longreads, 5 May 2026
Definition of whit
Noun
  • Their hoots and hollers drowned Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s explanation of how a title defense fell short.
    — Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 31 May 2026
  • Periodically, Spider-Noir is, indeed, a hoot.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026
Definition of hoot
Noun
  • Their main flaw is that the protagonists rarely display a shred of agency or activity.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 June 2026
  • The rest of the band followed his lead, particularly Green, a relentless head-banger, dropping to her knees to become one with the feedback and leaning back into beatific shred-faces.
    — Steve Knopper, Rolling Stone, 26 June 2026
Definition of shred
Noun
  • This music is often so simplistic—tenth-grade emo-thirst-trap-core with yearning synths, thudding drums, and maybe a lick of guitar—that a machine could do it too.
    — Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 25 June 2026
  • Today, upgrading a home isn’t only about a lick of new paint or collectible furniture.
    — Kissa Castaneda, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
Definition of lick
Noun
  • An adventure without a modicum of agenda, absent any aspirations, aberrant or apposite.
    — Padgett Powell, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026
  • Skipping the oven and the stove for meals during the dog days also ensures a mere modicum of effort.
    — Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 29 June 2026
Definition of modicum

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