ounce
1 of 2noun (1)
ˈau̇n(t)s 
1
a
: a unit of weight equal to ¹/₁₂ troy pound see Weights and Measures Table
b
: a unit of weight equal to ¹/₁₆ avoirdupois pound
c
: a small amount
an ounce of sense
2
: fluid ounce
ounce
2 of 2noun (2)
: snow leopard
Synonyms
Noun (1)
- ace
- bit
- crumb
- dab
- dram
- driblet
- glimmer
- hint
- lick
- little
- mite
- nip
- particle
- peanuts
- ray
- scintilla
- scruple
- shade
- shadow
- shred
- skosh
- smack
- smell
- smidgen
- smidgeon
- smidgin
- smidge
- snap
- soupçon
- spark
- spatter
- speck
- splash
- spot
- sprinkling
- strain
- streak
- suspicion
- tad
- touch
- trace
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Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
Middle English, from Anglo-French unce, from Latin uncia 12th part, ounce, from unus one — more at one
Noun (2)
Middle English unce lynx, from Middle French, alteration (by misdivision, as if l'once the ounce) of lonce, probably from Old Italian lonza, from Middle Greek lynk-, lynx, from Greek
First Known Use
Noun (1)
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Noun (2)
1774, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing ounce
Kids Definition
ounce
noun
ˈau̇ns
1
: a unit of weight equal to ¹/₁₆ pound (about 28 grams)
2
: a unit of liquid capacity equal to ¹/₁₆ pint (about 30 milliliters)
Medical Definition
ounce
noun
ˈau̇n(t)s
1
a
: a unit of troy weight equal to ¹/₁₂ troy pound or 31.103 grams
b
: a unit of avoirdupois weight equal to ¹/₁₆ avoirdupois pound or 28.350 grams
2
: fluid ounce
ounce
noun
as in little
a very small amount an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- little
- shred
- glimmer
- sprinkling
- speck
- splash
- hint
- bit
- touch
- smidgen
- sliver
- lick
- tad
- smidgeon
- particle
- scintilla
- handful
- dab
- dram
- smidgin
- trace
- spark
- smidge
- fleck
- scruple
- ray
- minimum
- crumb
- peanuts
- dose
- bite
- soupçon
- pinch
- iota
- smack
- portion
- smell
- skosh
- streak
- suspicion
- dash
- grain
- spatter
- mite
- drop
- shade
- strain
- nip
- modicum
- driblet
- spot
- shadow
- ace
- taste
- syllable
- molecule
- drop in the bucket
- snap
- morsel
- part
- semblance
- mote
- atom
- granule
- minim
- whit
- vestige
- section
- patch
- nubbin
- jot
- nibble
- dot
- fragment
- tittle
- scrap
- flyspeck
- flake
- smattering
- shard
- hoot
- scattering
- splinter
- shaving
- smatter
- chip
- paring
- clipping
- shot
- smithereens
- shiver
- tatter
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- quantity
- bushel
- barrel
- fistful
- bucket
- mass
- wealth
- abundance
- pile
- lot
- boatload
- loads
- plenty
- volume
- bundle
- peck
- reams
- mountain
- wad
- stack
- deal
- gobs
- heaps
- oodles
- profusion
- mess
- raft
- excess
- scads
- passel
- surplus
- lashings
- potful
- much
- chunk
- overabundance
- slab
- embarrassment
- overflow
- surfeit
- overage
- superabundance
- oversupply
- superfluity
- lashins
- hunk
- overkill
- overmuch
- bonanza
- lump
