Meaning & use
minutiae
Small, precise details, especially ones that are minor or unimportant in the bigger picture.
See it in a sentence
He got lost in the minutiae of the contract instead of focusing on the main terms.
Planning the wedding involved managing countless minutiae, from napkin colors to seating charts.
A note on using this word
Minutiae is already plural; the rare singular form minutia is seldom used in everyday English.
Words with a similar meaning
detailsparticulars
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Words with an opposite meaning
essentials
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