smidgins

Just barely there

Smidgins is the plural of smidgin, a very small amount: Add just a smidgin of salt.

The word is informal and often appears in cooking or casual measurement contexts.

Also spelled smidgen or smidgeon.

quantity

pinch

Squeeze with fingertips

  • dabSmall amount applied
  • dropFall or release
  • touchPerceiving through physical contact

speck · scrap · crumb · grain · morsel · tad · dash · fleck · bit · iota

trace

hint

Indirect suggestion

glimmer · shadow · nuance · undertone · smattering · inkling · breath · suspicion · scintilla · flicker

measurement

negligible

Too small to consider

  • scantBarely adequate amount
  • meagerDeficient in quantity
  • sparseThinly scattered or distributed

nominal · bare · paltry · pittance · minimal · token · fractional · microscopic · infinitesimal · minuscule

Opposites
quantity/amount

smidginsheaps

Large informal quantities

tons · loads · masses · mountains · piles

Family

smidgin

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