mote
Plural
motes
1
a tiny speck or particle, especially of dust or other matter
- The sunlight streaming through the window revealed countless motes of dust dancing in the air.
- She blinked as a mote of sand blew into her eye on the windy beach.
- Not a mote of kindness could be found in his heart, hardened by years of bitterness.
- The old bookshop was filled with the scent of aged paper and the faint mote of memories from years gone by.
- As the hiker trudged through the dense forest, he noticed motes of pollen floating through the air, carried by the gentle breeze.