scintilla noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Advanced American Dictionary at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com

Definition of scintilla noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

scintilla

noun

NAmE//sɪnˈtɪlə//

[singular] scintilla (of something) (formal)

(usually in negative sentences) a very small amount of something There is not a scintilla of truth in what she says. They had not found a scintilla of evidence against him.

Want to learn more?

Find out which words work together and produce more natural sounding English with the Oxford Collocations Dictionary app.

See scintilla in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Check pronunciation: scintilla

Nearby words

sci-fi noun
scimitar noun
scintilla noun
scintillating adjective
scion noun