Scintilla (noun)
sin-til-ah
A tiny trace or spark of a specified quality or feeling.
Late 17th century, from Latin.
Example sentences
“He sounded genuine but I’m left with a scintilla of doubt.”
“Even at 50 there was a scintilla of the skilled dancer she’d once been as she performed.”
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