ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Smidgen

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈsmɪd͡ʒɪn/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Smidgen is a noun meaning Chiefly in the form a smidgen of: a very small amount or quantity; a bit, a trace.

Meaning

Chiefly in the form a smidgen of: a very small amount or quantity; a bit, a trace.

More Meanings

  1. (by extension) Chiefly in the form a smidgen of a: a very small or insignificant person or thing; also, an instance of such a person or thing.

Example Sentences

Move it a smidgen to the right.
Would you like some more cake? ―I’ll have a smidgen.
Aw right, you go right in and tell 'em the truth, all of it, every last smidgen.
It's jest a meracle we wa'n't all blowed to smidgens, the hull b'ilin' lot of us.

Word Forms

Synonyms for smidgen

Depending on context, synonyms include drop, pinch, smidge, smidget, smidgy, smitch.

Antonyms for smidgen

Common opposites include abundance, battalion, arseload, assload, bellyload, boatload.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include smidgeon, whit, smidgin, smidge, shred, scintilla.

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