soupçon

soup·çon

S0579400 (so͞op-sôN′, so͞op′sŏn′)n. A very small amount; a trace: not a soupçon of mercy.

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[French, from Old French sospeçon, suspicion, from Latin suspectiō, suspectiōn-, fear, from suspectus, past participle of suspicere, to suspect; see suspect.]

soupçon

(supsɔ̃) na slight amount; dash[C18: from French, ultimately from Latin suspicio suspicion]

soup•çon

(supˈsɔ̃, ˈsup sɔ̃)

n. a slight trace, as of a seasoning; hint. [1760–70; < French: a suspicion, Old French sospeçon < Late Latin suspectiōnem, acc. of suspectiō, for Latin suspīciō suspicion]

Soupçon

 of justice, 1849; of sense, 1849.

soupçon

A French word for suspicion, used to mean a small amount.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.soupcon - a slight but appreciable amount; "this dish could use a touch of garlic"mite, tinge, jot, hint, pinch, speck, touchsmall indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitudesnuff - a pinch of smokeless tobacco inhaled at a single time

soupçon

nounA slight amount or indication:breath, dash, ghost, hair, hint, intimation, semblance, shade, shadow, streak, suggestion, suspicion, taste, tinge, touch, trace, whiff, whisper.Informal: whisker.

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