iota
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
the ninth letter of the Greek alphabet (I, ι).
the vowel sound represented by this letter.
Origin of iota
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How to use iota in a sentence
This iota of choice compounds upwards and, through the course of biological evolution, results in the complex types of mind and choice that we humans and other mammals enjoy.
The degree to which each iteration is more or less different than the last iteration is the place for an iota of choice, and mind.
It flows completely naturally, without an iota of arbitrariness or artifice.
Celebrating the Playful Magic of John Horton Conway | Pradeep Mutalik | October 15, 2020 | Quanta MagazineHowever, there will still be an iota of doubt in their minds.
Testimonial link building: Using real experiences for success | Rameez Ghayas Usmani | July 15, 2020 | Search Engine WatchCouch was not sentenced to an iota of time in a juvenile detention center or prison.
In this crisis, there were no hands on deck—no one willing to budge one iota from their respective ideological corners.
Ex-Republican Congressman: Shutdown Is a ‘Dangerous Game’ | Steve LaTourette | September 30, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTWhen I look at Netanyahu and Barak, I don't see an iota of leadership qualities in either of them.
They have no toys and not one iota of affection and connections with staff, which leads to attachment issues.
Russia’s Adoption Ban Is Cruel and Vindictive to All | Dr. Jane Aronson | December 29, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTAny attempt to encroach on it, even by an iota, will ultimately lead to our enslavement by a federal tyranny.
Gun-Control Foes Misunderstand the Intent of the Second Amendment | Jack Schwartz | December 18, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTShe was growing a little stout, but it did not seem to detract an iota from the grace of every step, pose, gesture.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate ChopinThat if all your ideas were carried out—yes, carried out to the full—you would not advance the cause of humanity one iota.
The Everlasting Arms | Joseph HockingEvery iota of cleverness must be given to find a way out of Schloss Szolnok.
The Secret Witness | George GibbsTo empty his revolver into the head of one, and the body of another was that of the same iota of time.
The Luck of Gerard Ridgeley | Bertram MitfordIt is pathetic to see how excited they become about remote events which cannot affect their happiness one iota.
More Pages from a Journal | Mark Rutherford
British Dictionary definitions for iota
/ (aɪˈəʊtə) /
the ninth letter in the Greek alphabet (Ι, ι), a vowel or semivowel, transliterated as i or j
(usually used with a negative) a very small amount; jot (esp in the phrase not one or an iota)
Origin of iota
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with iota
see not one iota.
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