Scintilla — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a tiny or scarcely detectable amount

a sparkling glittering particle

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sɪntˈɪlə/

🇬🇧British English

/sɪntˈɪlə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sɪntˈɪlə/

3 syllables Say it as /sɪntˈɪlə/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

smidgeon smidgin smidgen iota whit tittle smidge shred

Word Forms

shred	verb	tear into shreds
scintillate	verb	emit or reflect light in a flickering manner

Around the World

Europe

🇪🇸Spanish

chispa

una cantidad pequeña o apenas detectable

🇳🇱Dutch

sprankelend

een kleine of nauwelijks waarneembare hoeveelheid

🇵🇹Portuguese

cintila

uma quantidade pequena ou dificilmente detectável

🇷🇺Russian

сцинтилла

небольшое или едва заметное количество

India

🇮🇳Hindi

झलक

एक छोटी या मुश्किल से पता लगाने योग्य मात्रा

🇧🇩Bengali

সিন্টিলা

একটি ক্ষুদ্র বা খুব কমই সনাক্তযোগ্য পরিমাণ

🇮🇳Tamil

சிண்டில்லா

ஒரு சிறிய அல்லது அரிதாகவே கண்டறியக்கூடிய அளவு

🇮🇳Telugu

సింటిల్లా

ఒక చిన్న లేదా అరుదుగా గుర్తించదగిన మొత్తం

🇮🇳Marathi

सिंटिला

एक लहान किंवा क्वचितच शोधण्यायोग्य रक्कम

🇮🇳Gujarati

સિન્ટિલા

એક નાની અથવા ભાગ્યે જ શોધી શકાય તેવી રકમ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಿಂಟಿಲ್ಲಾ

ಒಂದು ಸಣ್ಣ ಅಥವಾ ವಿರಳವಾಗಿ ಪತ್ತೆಹಚ್ಚಬಹುದಾದ ಮೊತ್ತ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സിൻ്റില്ല

ഒരു ചെറിയ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ കണ്ടെത്താനാകാത്ത തുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਿੰਟੀਲਾ

ਇੱਕ ਛੋਟੀ ਜਾਂ ਘੱਟ ਹੀ ਖੋਜਣਯੋਗ ਰਕਮ

🇵🇰Urdu

سکنٹیلا

ایک چھوٹی سی یا کم ہی قابل شناخت رقم

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

闪烁体

少量或几乎无法检测到的量

🇯🇵Japanese

シンティラ

微量またはほとんど検出できない量

🇰🇷Korean

불꽃

아주 작거나 거의 감지할 수 없는 양

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nhấp nháy

một lượng nhỏ hoặc khó có thể phát hiện được

🇹🇭Thai

ประกาย

จำนวนเล็กน้อยหรือแทบจะตรวจไม่พบ

🇮🇩Indonesian

sedikit

jumlah yang kecil atau hampir tidak dapat dideteksi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

وميض

كمية صغيرة أو بالكاد يمكن اكتشافها

🇮🇷Persian

سوسن

مقدار کمی یا به ندرت قابل تشخیص است

🇹🇷Turkish

sintilya

çok küçük veya zar zor tespit edilebilen bir miktar

🇮🇱Hebrew

שְׁבִיב

כמות זעירה או בקושי ניתנת לזיהוי

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