minute
[maɪ̯ˈn(j)u̟(ː)t]
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.98 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A unit of time which is one sixtieth of an hour (sixty seconds).
noun
A unit of angle equal to one-sixtieth of a degree.
noun
A unit of purchase on a telephone or other similar network, especially a cell phone network, roughly equivalent in gross form to sixty seconds' use of the network.
noun
A point in time; a moment.
noun
A nautical or a geographic mile.
Example Sentences
- "Holonyms: hectosecond < kilosecond < hour < day < week < megasecond < fortnight < month < year < gigasecond < century < kiloannum, kiloyear, millennium < terasecond < mega-annum, megayear < petasecond < giga-annum, gigayear < exasecond < zettasecond < yottasecond < ronnasecond < quettasecond"
- "Meronyms: quectosecond < rontosecond < yoctosecond < zeptosecond < attosecond < femtosecond < picosecond < nanosecond < microsecond < millisecond < centisecond < decisecond < second < decasecond"
- "You have twenty minutes to complete the test."
- "Total activity levels in the lowest quartile were equivalent to walking for 49 minutes at roughly 3 miles (4.8 kilometers) per hour daily. Total activity levels in the second-, third- and fourth-highest quartiles were equivalent to 78, 105 and 160 minutes, respectively."
- "give me a minute"
- "Wait a minute, I’m not ready yet!"
Etymology
From Middle English mynute, minute, mynet, from Old French minute, from Medieval Latin minūta (“60th of an hour; note”). Doublet of menu and menudo.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: mynute, minute, minūta, minūtus
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: [maɪ̯ˈn(j)u̟(ː)t]
- British English: [maɪ̯ˈnjuːt]
Usage
Inflected Forms
minutes (plural)
minutes (present, singular)
minuting (participle, present)
minuted (participle, past)
minuted (past)
minuter (comparative)
more minute (comparative)
minutest (superlative)
most minute (superlative)
Derived Forms
Phrases
Frequently Paired Words
mul:min
mul:m