driblet

1 9.3

A very small amount of something, often a liquid like a few drops

noun
/ˈdrɪblɪt/

: gotita

The baker added driblets of cream to the dessert for extra flavor.

Examples

After finishing the soup, she noticed several driblets of it left at the bottom of the bowl.
It's useless giving out driblets of charity, shillings and blankets.

Howards End (1992)
That I'm a powerful person who chooses not to demarcate his territory with singular driblets of piss is what?

Cosmopolis (2012)
He tried to wipe away the driblets of paint that had splattered on the floor.

Synonyms

drop

vsdriblet

349 1.0

A very small amount of liquid like water

is a general small portion not focused on a single falling amount

droplet

vsdriblet

27 3.4

A very small drop of liquid

is a general tiny amount rather than a single liquid bead

dram

vsdriblet

3 5.3

A small amount of strong drink like whiskey

is a general small amount not limited to alcoholic measures

drib

vsdriblet

Archaic

2 9.5

A very small drop of liquid

is a general very small amount rather than a tiny wet bit

dropperful

vsdriblet

Specialized

1 5.6

A small amount of liquid that fills a dropper once

is a general small portion rather than a fixed container amount

little

vsdriblet

1 1.0

A very small amount or short time

is focused on small quantities of liquid rather than general smallness

fluid dram

vsdriblet

Archaic

9.9

A small old liquid measure used for medicine, about 3.6 millilitres

is a general small portion rather than an exact historical unit

Antonyms

abundance

91 3.3

A large amount of something, more than you need

fullness

7 2.7

A state in which something has as much inside as it can hold

How Much

to flood

176 1.0

splash

20 1.0

drop

349 1.0

driblet

1 9.3

trace

492 3.3

Surface Forms

driblet singular

driblets plural

Morphology

driblet = dribble (transparent) = dribble + let

Formed by adding the diminutive suffix '-let' to 'dribble' (orthographic reduction from 'dribble' to 'driblet'), yielding a clearly smaller quantity meaning.

Etymology

Driblet comes from dribble ('to fall in small drops') plus the little ending -let ('small'), so it literally means a very small drop or a tiny amount, which is why we use it for just a small bit of liquid or a small portion.