mite

CEFRB2

/maɪt/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A very small creature related to spiders.

  2. 02

    noun

    A very small amount of something.

Examples

  • A tick is a hematophagous mite.

  • Ziri has a spider mite infestation.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A lepton, a small coin used in Judea in the time of Christ.

  2. A small coin formerly circulated in England, rated at about a third of a farthing.

  3. Any of many minute arachnids which, along with the ticks, comprise subclass Acari (syn. Acarina).

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In context

  • One mite wrung from the lab'rer's hands Shall buy and sell the miser's lands;

  • Those trousers are a mite too big, but you'll soon grow into them.

  • “Tom told me that, but twasn't your fault, the little mite just couldn't wait to be born that's all.” A small smile played on Leah's lips.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English mite, from Old English mīte (“mite, tiny insect”), from Proto-West Germanic *mītā, from Proto-Germanic *mītǭ (“biting insect”, literally “cutter”), from *maitaną (“to cut”), from Proto-Indo-European *mey- (“small”) or *meh₂y- (“to cut”). Akin to Old High German mīza (“mite”), Middle Dutch mīte (“moth, mite”), Dutch mijt (“moth, mite”), Danish mide (“mite”).