minute: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 8 letter points · starts with M · ends with E
Meaning of minute
noun
A unit of time which is one sixtieth of an hour (sixty seconds).
Example: You have twenty minutes to complete the test.
- informal
A short but unspecified time period.
Example: give me a minute
A unit of angle equal to one-sixtieth of a degree.
Example: We need to be sure these maps are accurate to within one minute of arc.
- in-plural
A (usually formal) written record of a meeting or a part of a meeting.
Example: Let’s look at the minutes of last week’s meeting.
Listed forms: minutes.
Source: Wiktionary — minute.
verb
- transitive
Of an event, to write in a memo or the minutes of a meeting.
Example: I’ll minute this evening’s meeting.
To set down a short sketch or note of; to jot down; to make a minute or a brief summary of.
Listed forms: minutes, minuting, minuted.
Source: Wiktionary — minute.
adj
Very small.
Example: They found only minute quantities of chemical residue on his clothing.
Very careful and exact, giving small details.
Example: The lawyer gave the witness a minute examination.
Listed forms: minuter, minutest.
Source: Wiktionary — minute.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for minute.
adjective
infinitely or immeasurably small
adjective
characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination
noun
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
noun
an indefinitely short time
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is minute in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of minute
M(3) + I(1) + N(1) + U(1) + T(1) + E(1) = 8 points.
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Anagrams of minute
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from minute
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