Idiom idiom
a mite
Meaning
To a small extent; in a small amount; rather.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The soup is a mite too salty for my taste.”
“The room felt a mite cold, so I turned up the heater before the guests arrived.”
“His explanation seemed a mite suspicious, leaving the committee to wonder if he had been entirely honest about the project's budget.”
Origin
From Middle English a + mite, in reference to the minute arachnid of the order Acarina. The term signifies anything very small, a minute object, or a very little quantity or particle.
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Last updated August 10, 2026