minutiae

UK/maɪˈn(j)uːʃ(ɪ)ˌiː/US/maɪˈn(j)uːʃ(ɪ)ˌiː/

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Minutiae are the very small details of a matter. The minutiae of the contract, lost in the minutiae, endless minutiae.

It is plural and mildly impatient, since to be caught up in minutiae is to be missing the point. The singular is minutia, which almost nobody uses.

Definitions of minutiae

1nounminutiaeThe very small details of a matter.C1
“The meeting drowned in the minutiae of the parking arrangements.”

minutiae is details.

Practise this word

minutiae in the wild

Yeats and displays an appreciation of the natural beauty of County Monaghan and County Cavan and of the minutiae of family life.
Terence O'Gorman
While she is most known for her stories of complicated and messy romantic love, she also writes on the daily minutiae of life (slice-of-life), child-raising, and bullying.
Amy Yamada
Written by Brian Wilson, the lyrics reflect the minutiae of his daily social and business life, while the music, Wilson said, was inspired by "bossa nova in general".
Busy Doin' Nothin'
The Awl was a website about "news, ideas and obscure Internet minutiae of the day" based in New York City.
The Awl

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