haets
/heɪts/
NOUN
1. Very small amounts or quantities
Extremely small amounts, quantities, or portions of something; tiny bits or the slightest measurable amounts.
1.1. Small quantities and amounts
Used to describe very small quantities of a substance, material, or something that can be measured or divided into portions.
Synonyms
- bits
- mites
- iotas
- modicums
- morsels
- ounces
- portions
- pinches
- smidgens
- smidges
- tastes
- traces
- whits
- dabs
- drops
- dribbles
- driblets
- grains
- granules
- minims
- nibbles
- mouthfuls
- scraps
- snippets
- specks
- tidbits
- titbits
- touches
Antonyms
- abundances
- barrels
- buckets
- bushels
- heaps
- loads
- masses
- mountains
- piles
- profusions
- quantities
- scads
- stacks
- volumes
- wealths
Examples
- Only haets of the original material remained after the process.
- The recipe required just a few haets of the expensive ingredient.
- Even small haets of the substance were carefully collected.
Related Words
- atoms
- particles
- molecules
- fractions
- fragments
- flakes
- flecks
- motes
- shards
- shavings
- slivers
- splinters
- smithereens
- tittles
1.2. Small pieces and fragments
Used to refer to tiny pieces, broken fragments, or separated portions of a larger object or material.
Synonyms
- chips
- crumbs
- fragments
- shards
- shreds
- slivers
- splinters
- scraps
- clippings
- parings
- snips
- flecks
- specks
- nubbins
- nuggets
- patches
Antonyms
- chunks
- hunks
- lumps
- masses
- slabs
Examples
- Tiny haets of broken glass were scattered across the floor.
- The old document had deteriorated into haets of paper.
- Only a few haets of the original sculpture survived.