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Definition of scintilla : A spark; the least particle; an iota; a tittle.

Synonyms:

scrap, whit, shred, tag end, smidgeon, mite, atom, tatter, molecule, corpuscle, iota, grain, particle, element, smidgen, smidgin, tittle, jot, smidge, tag, rag

Usage examples:

• If there dwelt in England a notorious individual against whom the police could collect no scintilla of evidence to justify a prosecution, and if it was necessary for the good of the community that that person should be deported, it was T. X. who arrested the obnoxious person, hustled him into a cab and did not loose his hold upon his victim until he had landed him on the indignant shores of an otherwise friendly power. - "The Clue of the Twisted Candle", Edgar Wallace.
• In general, people who appeared seriously to believe in any sort of doctrine, whether religious, social, or philosophical, seemed rather absurd to Scintilla. - "Impressions of Theophrastus Such", George Eliot.
• Instead of ordinary Christians protesting against our outrages, and demanding our restraint in the interest of the peace, a callous policeman has to do the work, without a scintilla of feeling about the matter, just as he might proceed against any ordinary criminal for theft or assault. - "Prisoner for Blasphemy", G. W. [George William] Foote.