gnat's whisker
Minuscule distance measurement
A gnat's whisker is an extremely small distance or margin—the tiniest measurable difference: The election was decided by a gnat's whisker.
Like similar expressions (hair's breadth, razor's edge), it emphasizes how close something came to going differently.
Sometimes shortened to simply a whisker.
- hairbreadthExtremely narrow margin
- flyspeckMinute spot or blemish
- infinitesimalQuantity approaching zero
- smidgenVery small quantity
- microscopicToo small for eyes
pinpointing · minuscule · atomic · jot · diminutive · granularity · fine line · iota · tiny · near miss · negligible · close shave · wee · exactitude · slight · shred · fine-tuning · accuracy
distance/measurement size
gnat's whiskermile
5,280 feet
country mile · light-year · world of difference · miles apart · long way