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smidgin
smid·gen also smid·geon or smid·gin S0494900 (smĭj′ən)n. A very small quantity or portion; a bit or mite: "a smidgen of genius, a sliver of cutting truth" (John Simon).
[Probably alteration of dialectal smitch, particle, perhaps ultimately from Middle English smite, perhaps from past participle of smiten, to smite; see smite.]Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  smidgin - a tiny or scarcely detectable amountiota, scintilla, shred, smidge, smidgen, smidgeon, tittle, whitsmall indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude |
smidgen also smidgeon or smidgin
nounA tiny amount:bit, crumb, dab, dash, dot, dram, drop, fragment, grain, iota, jot, minim, mite, modicum, molecule, ort, ounce, particle, scrap, scruple, shred, speck, tittle, trifle, whit.Chiefly British: spot.smidgin
Related to smidgin: smidgenSynonyms for smidginnoun a tiny or scarcely detectable amountSynonyms- iota
- scintilla
- shred
- smidge
- smidgen
- smidgeon
- tittle
- whit
Related Words- small indefinite amount
- small indefinite quantity
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