scin ‧ til ‧ la /sɪnˈtɪlə/ BrE AmE noun [singular]
[ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: 'spark' ]
a very small amount of something
scintilla of
There isn’t a scintilla of evidence.
scin ‧ til ‧ la /sɪnˈtɪlə/ BrE AmE noun [singular]
[ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: 'spark' ]
a very small amount of something
scintilla of
There isn’t a scintilla of evidence.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012