Definition
scintillas
noun
- plural of scintilla; very small amounts or traces of something
Usage: formal
Examples
- There were no scintillas of evidence to support his claim.
- The detective found scintillas of doubt in the witness testimony.
- Even scintillas of hope kept her going through difficult times.
- The scientist detected scintillas of the rare element in the sample.
- Without scintillas of proof, the case was dismissed.
- She showed scintillas of her former brilliance during the performance.