smidges

Just a few

Smidges is the plural of smidge, a small amount of something: Add a few smidges of salt to taste.

Smidge is itself a clipped form of smidgen, with the same meaning.

The word appears most often in singular form—a smidge—making the plural relatively uncommon.

quantity

pinch

Squeeze with fingertips

  • dabSmall amount applied
  • dropFall or release
  • speckMinute visible particle

grain · tad · bit · crumb · dash · dollop · morsel · fragment · sliver · teaspoonful

suggestion

hint

Indirect suggestion

  • touchPerceiving through physical contact
  • tingeSlight degree present
  • whisperSpeech without full voice

trace · glimmer · nuance · shadow · flicker · glimpse · whiff · suggestion · suspicion · soupçon

smallness

tiny

Extremely small in size

infinitesimal · minute · slight · little · pint-sized · petite · diminutive · itty-bitty · teeny · micro

Opposites
quantity/amount

smidgesheaps

Large informal quantities

loads · tons · mountains · masses · piles

Phrases
Family

smidgen, smidge, smidgens, smidgeon, smidgeons

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G