Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun scintilla

2 senses of scintilla

Sense 1
shred, scintilla, whit, iota, tittle, smidgen, smidgeon, smidgin, smidge -- (a tiny or scarcely detectable amount)
       => small indefinite quantity, small indefinite amount -- (an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude)

Sense 2
scintilla -- (a sparkling glittering particle)
       => particle, subatomic particle -- (a body having finite mass and internal structure but negligible dimensions)