minutiae

noun

as in specifics
small or minor details the minutiae of daily life He was bewildered by the contract's minutiae.

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  1. specifics
  2. particulars
Noun
  • Managers press for specifics when employees speak in generalities.
    — Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The specifics of Antoine’s injury have not been publicly announced.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of specifics
Noun
  • Meanwhile, Avery, working now on larger canvases, let particulars of the observed world dissolve into trembling fields of color.
    — Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Still, the economic particulars underpinning this needless antagonism essentially are beside the point.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of particulars
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“Minutiae.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minutiae. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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