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- Dictionarymite/mʌɪt/
noun
- 1. a small child or animal, especially when regarded as an object of sympathy: "the poor little mite looks half-starved"
- 2. a very small amount: "his teacher thought he needed a mite of discipline"
adverb
- 1. a little; slightly: informal "I haven't eaten yet and I'm feeling a mite peckish"
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MITE definition: 1. a very small animal similar to a spider: 2. a young child, especially one deserving sympathy…. Learn more.
1. : a small coin or sum of money. 2. a. : a very little : bit. b. : a very small object or creature. Phrases. a mite. : somewhat, rather. could be that I am a mite prejudiced John Fischer. Synonyms. Noun (2) chicken feed [slang] chump change. dime. hay. peanuts. pin money. pittance. shoestring. song.
Mites are small arachnids (eight-legged arthropods). Mites span two large orders of arachnids, the Acariformes and the Parasitiformes, which were historically grouped together in the subclass Acari. However, most recent genetic analyses do not recover the two as each other's closest relative within Arachnida, rendering the group non ...
Definition of mite noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. a. A very small contribution or amount of money. b. A widow's mite. 2. A very small object, creature, or particle. 3. A coin of very small value, especially an obsolete British coin worth half a farthing. Idiom: a mite. To a small degree; somewhat: That remark was a mite unfair.
Mite is one of many words for a very small amount, like a bit and a jot. A mite is teeny-weeny and itty-bitty. It's not much at all.
Mite definition: any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.. See examples of MITE used in a sentence.
MITE meaning: 1. a very small animal similar to a spider: 2. a young child, especially one deserving sympathy…. Learn more.
1. a very small particle, creature, or object. 2. a very small contribution or sum of money. See also widow's mite. 3. a former Flemish coin of small value. 4. See a mite.
noun [ C ] uk / maɪt / us. mite noun [C] (INSECT) Add to word list. an extremely small insect with eight legs: dust mites. mite noun [C] (CHILD) a small child: You're so cold, you poor little mite! a mite mainly UK informal. slightly: He seemed a mite embarrassed.
