morsel

¹mor·sel

noun \ˈmȯr-səl\

Definition of MORSEL

1

: a small piece of food : bite

2

: a small quantity : fragment

3

a : a tasty dish b : something delectable and pleasing

4

: a negligible person

Examples of MORSEL

1. <the chef's cuisine is so good that diners will want to savor every morsel>
2. <searching for any morsel of useful information>

Origin of MORSEL

Middle English, from Anglo-French, diminutive of mors bite, from Latin morsus, from mordēre to bite — more at mordant

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to MORSEL

Synonyms: bite, mouthful, nibble, nugget, taste, tidbit (also titbit)

Antonyms: big shot, big wheel, bigwig, eminence, figure, kahuna, kingpin, magnate, nabob, personage, somebody, VIP

Related Words: collop, medallion, noisette; nosh, snack; appetizer, canapé, hors d'oeuvre; bit, chew, crumb, dab, dribble, driblet, fleck, hint, mote, nubbin, particle, pinch, scrap, scruple, shred, smidgen (also smidgeon or smidgin or smidge), snip, snippet, speck, spot, sprinkling, suspicion, tittle, touch, trace; dash, drop; lap, lick; gulp, swallow, swig

Near Antonyms: chunk, gob, hunk, lump, slab; abundance, barrel, bucket, bushel, deal, heaps, loads, mass, mountain, peck, pile, pot, profusion, quantity, raft, scads, stack, volume, wad, wealth

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Rhymes with MORSEL

dorsal