hairbreadth

¹hair·breadth

noun \ˈher-ˌbretth, -ˌbreth, -ˌbredth\

Definition of HAIRBREADTH

: a very small distance or margin

Variants of HAIRBREADTH

hair·breadth or hairs·breadth \ˈherz-\

Examples of HAIRBREADTH

1. <just missed the bull's-eye by a hairbreadth>

First Known Use of HAIRBREADTH

1561

Related to HAIRBREADTH

Synonyms: ace, hair (or hairsbreadth), hairline, hop, skip, and jump, inch, neck, shouting distance, step, stone's throw

Antonyms: country mile, long haul, mile

Related Words: bit, crumb, dab, iota, jot, minim, mite, particle, smidgen (also smidgeon or smidgin or smidge), trace, trifle

Near Antonyms: infinity, light-year

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Rhymes with HAIRBREADTH

black death, brain death, crib death, daleth, handbreadth, Lambeth