moindre

slightest

adjective MWAHN-druh Less Common

Also means

lesser

Usage Note

Moindre is the comparative/superlative form of petit used in formal or literary contexts, meaning 'lesser' or 'slightest'. It is most common in fixed expressions: le moindre effort (the least effort), sans le moindre doute (without the slightest doubt), and c'est la moindre des choses (it's the least I can do). It does not inflect for gender.

Examples

"Je n'en ai pas la moindre idée."

Natural Translation

I haven't the slightest idea.

Literal Translation

I not-of-it have not the-least idea

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