minutia
Trifling little thing
Minutia is a small or trivial detail.
The word appears almost exclusively in its plural form, minutiae, referring to the minor particulars of a subject: She obsessed over the minutiae of wedding planning.
Often carries a dismissive tone—the minutiae are what pedants fixate on while others focus on substance.
Exact details of something
- particularsIndividual facts or details
- nuancesSubtle variations in meaning
- intricaciesComplex inner workings
- subtletiesSlight but meaningful differences
technicalities · niceties · ins and outs · elements · aspects · features · facets · components
Insignificant things
- trivialitiesInsignificant matters
- insignificanceLack of consequence or weight
- inconsequentialitiesUnimportant matters or details
- small potatoesInsignificant things or people
small fry · pettiness · negligibility · unimportance · nonessentials · incidentals · footnotes · marginalia
Excessive focus on trivialities
- hair-splittingExcessive focus on trivialities
- quibblingPetty objection-raising
- pedanticExcessively concerned with minor rules
- pettifoggingFussing over trivialities
niggling · caviling · fussiness · overscrupulousness · literalism · technicality · legalism · fine distinctions
Extreme carefulness in details
- exactnessCorrectness in every detail
- accuracyDegree of correctness
- scrupulousnessCareful moral precision
- thoroughnessAttention to every detail
carefulness · punctiliousness · rigor · attention to detail · fastidiousness · painstaking · diligence · exactitude
specifics
Exact details of something
- particularsIndividual facts or details
- nuancesSubtle variations in meaning
- intricaciesComplex inner workings
subtleties · technicalities · niceties · ins and outs · elements · aspects · features · facets · components · points
trifles
Insignificant things
- trivialitiesInsignificant matters
- insignificanceLack of consequence or weight
- inconsequentialitiesUnimportant matters or details
small potatoes · small fry · pettiness · negligibility · unimportance · nonessentials · incidentals · footnotes · marginalia · side issues
nitpicking
Excessive focus on trivialities
- hair-splittingExcessive focus on trivialities
- quibblingPetty objection-raising
- pedanticExcessively concerned with minor rules
pettifogging · niggling · caviling · fussiness · overscrupulousness · literalism · technicality · legalism · fine distinctions · splitting hairs
meticulousness
Extreme carefulness in details
- exactnessCorrectness in every detail
- accuracyDegree of correctness
- scrupulousnessCareful moral precision
thoroughness · carefulness · punctiliousness · rigor · attention to detail · fastidiousness · painstaking · diligence · exactitude · fidelity
- detailsdetail, particular, specific, fact, point
- fine pointsnuance, subtlety, detail, particulars, specifics
- subtletiesnuance, nuances, subtlety, nicety, niceties
- empty talkidle talk, hot air, idle chatter, drivel, babble
- tiny amountsbit, drop, hint, dash, dot
- triviatrivia, facts, quiz, anecdotes, trivia night
minutiabig picture
Overall perspective on things
broad strokes · overview · generality · totality · whole
minutiaessentials
Indispensable items or elements
fundamentals · crux · substance · gist · core
- wait a minuteRequest for pause
- five minutesBrief span of time
- last minuteJust before deadline
- just a minuteRequest for brief patience
- in a minuteVery soon, briefly delayed
- for a minuteFor a brief duration
minute, minutes, minutiae, minutely, minuted, minute's, minutest, minuteness