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hairsbreadth

[hairz-bredth, -bretth, -breth]

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SEE MORE SYNONYMS FOR hairsbreadth ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a very small space or distance: We escaped an accident by a hairsbreadth.

adjective

extremely narrow or close.

RELATED WORDS

breadth, trace, whiff, whisper, hair, fraction, touch, tinge, bit, jot, hairbreadth

Nearby words

Also hair's-breadth, hairbreadth.

Origin of hairsbreadth

First recorded in 1575–85

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for hairsbreadth

I think, mamma, I never depart a hairsbreadth from your will.
The Storm|Aleksandr Nicolaevich Ostrovsky
We catch a word, a touch of flippancy, a suggestion of licence, a covert sneer which goes too far by a hairsbreadth.
Judges and Ruth|Robert A. Watson
It was a fit ending to the first stage of Canadian history—a hopeless venture, a confession of weakness, a hairsbreadth escape.
A Historical Geography of the British Colonies|Charles Prestwood Lucas
He carefully turned an unconnected control knob a hairsbreadth with utmost deliberation and precision.
The Kenzie Report|Mark Clifton

He was more than once within a hairsbreadth of death but at length he was brought by his master, Kakinathucca, to his home.
The Journal of Negro History, Volume 5, 1920|Various