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smidgen

smidgen

9 7.3
A very small amount, like a tiny bit of salt
  • noun
  • /ˈsmɪdʒən/
  • Informal
translation icon : pizca
  • Just add a smidgen of salt to enhance the flavor of the dish.

Many times a last smidgen of hope may happen.

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Examples

  • And you don't get a smidgen of my fudge unless you stay for the picnic.

    The Night of the Hunter (1955)

  • Let it wait just a smidgen longer.

    Cocktail (1988)

  • Even if it's just a smidgen better, we could do better.

    Evan Carmichael

  • I think this foundation is a smidgen on the light side for me, as you can see.

    Zoella

  • There was a smidgen of regret mixed with the relief.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • We have a smidgen of gold and a few gems left after we paid the mahouts.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • Maybe if the TSA showed a smidgen of common sense, we wouldn't have these issues.

    Blog text (9)

  • You don't look like you lightened up a smidgen.

    Finian's Rainbow (1968)

  • None of this would've happened if you had exercised even a smidgen of good judgment or self-restraint, which you didn't.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • Créme de menthe, a smidgen of port, and that's about it, I'm afraid.

    Johnny English Reborn (2011)

Synonyms

little bit
vssmidgen
∞ 1.0

A small amount of something

is the tiny, scarcely detectable amount rather than just a small part
a touch of
vssmidgen
66 2.3

A small amount of something added to improve or change it

is the tiny measurable amount rather than just a hint
speck
vssmidgen
66 1.3

A very small spot or amount of something

is the abstract small amount, not specifically a visible particle
shred
vssmidgen
57 3.5

A very small amount or piece that is almost nothing

is about a tiny amount in general rather than a physical piece
iota
vssmidgen
23 7.7

A very small amount, almost nothing

is the everyday term for a very small, scarcely detectable amount
smidge
vssmidgen
  • Informal
14 7.9

A very small amount of something

is the general tiny amount without stressing exactness
a pinch of
vssmidgen
12 1.5

A very small amount of salt or spice used in cooking

is the general tiny amount not tied to cooking use
whit
vssmidgen
  • Archaic
9 8.6

A very small amount of something

is a simple word for any very small amount rather than the tiniest part
scintilla
vssmidgen
  • Formal
7 9.9

A very small amount of something that is hard to notice

is the neutral everyday expression for the same tiny trace
thimble
vssmidgen
3 4.6

A very small amount, like a tiny spoonful

is the general tiny amount not tied to a specific measure
tittle
vssmidgen
  • Archaic
3 9.9

A very small amount or sign

is the broader label for any very small or scarcely detectable quantity
tiddle
vssmidgen
  • UK
1 9.9

A very small amount of something

is the neutral term for a very small amount without colloquial tone
little
vssmidgen
1 1.0

A very small amount or short time

is focused specifically on very tiny, scarcely detectable quantities
smidgin
vssmidgen
  • UK
8.4

A very small amount, almost none

is the standard form used for the same tiny amount
mota
vssmidgen
  • US
9.9

A tiny speck of dust or dirt

is the small amount concept without implying a physical particle

Antonyms

heap
  • Informal
54 1.4

A large amount of things often in a messy pile

How Much

handful
81 1.0
bit
∞ 1.0
smidgen
  • Informal
9 7.3
trace
492 3.3

Surface Forms

smidgen singular
smidgens plural

Etymology

Smidgen probably came from old, informal words for a very small piece and may have been mixed with the word midge, a tiny insect. So a smidgen is like a 'tiny bit', which is why we use it to mean a 'very small amount'.