smidgin
Barely there amount
A smidgin is a tiny amount: Add just a smidgin of salt.
The word appears in various spellings—smidgen, smidgeon, smidge—all equally acceptable.
It's informal and often affectionate, suggesting precision about imprecision: Could you move over a smidgin?
Small spoon or measure
- pinchSqueeze with fingertips
- dashQuick burst or pinch
- splashLiquid scattering on impact
- dollopSmall shapeless portion
drizzle · sprinkle · dusting · drop · squirt · dribble · glug · nip
Extremely small in size
- weeExtremely small
- teensyInformally very small
- itty-bittyExtremely diminutive
- teenyVery small, informally
microscopic · infinitesimal · minute · negligible · scant · meager · paltry · slight
pinch
Squeeze with fingertips
tad · speck · scrap · shred · crumb · grain · morsel · particle · fragment · whit
teaspoon
Small spoon or measure
dollop · drizzle · sprinkle · dusting · drop · squirt · dribble · glug · nip · tot
tiny
Extremely small in size
- weeExtremely small
- teensyInformally very small
- itty-bittyExtremely diminutive
teeny · microscopic · infinitesimal · minute · negligible · scant · meager · paltry · slight · minimal