parvitude

noun

par·​vi·​tude

ˈpärvəˌtüd,

-və‧ˌtyüd

plural -s

1

obsolete : an extremely small or minute thing : atom

2

: the quality or state of being little : smallness

differ in magnitude and parvitude

—Thomas Taylor

Word History

Etymology

parv- + -tude

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