mote

• Très petite particule de matière, de poussière ou d'autre substance, souvent dans un contexte général ou littéraire.

A tiny piece of something, such as dust or other small particles, often used in nontechnical contexts.

1. Tiny particleC1formal

   A very small piece or speck of something, such as dust.

   Particule minuscule

   • A mote of dust floated in the sunbeam.
   • He brushed a mote of lint from his jacket.
   • The microscope revealed motes of pollen in the air.

   Synonymesatombitdotfleckgrainiotaparticlespeck