Smidge — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a tiny or scarcely detectable amount

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/smˈɪdʒ/

🇬🇧British English

/smˈɪdʒ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/smˈɪdʒ/

1 syllable Say it as /smˈɪdʒ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

smidgeon smidgin iota whit smidgen tittle shred scintilla

Word Forms

shred

verb

tear into shreds

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

un peu

une quantité infime ou à peine détectable

🇪🇸Spanish

pizca

una cantidad pequeña o apenas detectable

🇳🇱Dutch

smeken

een kleine of nauwelijks waarneembare hoeveelheid

🇵🇹Portuguese

um pouquinho

uma quantidade pequena ou dificilmente detectável

🇷🇺Russian

капелька

небольшое или едва заметное количество

India

🇮🇳Hindi

स्मिज

एक छोटी या मुश्किल से पता लगाने योग्य मात्रा

🇮🇳Tamil

ஸ்மிட்ஜ்

ஒரு சிறிய அல்லது அரிதாகவே கண்டறியக்கூடிய அளவு

🇮🇳Telugu

స్మిడ్జ్

ఒక చిన్న లేదా అరుదుగా గుర్తించదగిన మొత్తం

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્મિજ

એક નાની અથવા ભાગ્યે જ શોધી શકાય તેવી રકમ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ಮಿಡ್ಜ್

ಒಂದು ಸಣ್ಣ ಅಥವಾ ವಿರಳವಾಗಿ ಪತ್ತೆಹಚ್ಚಬಹುದಾದ ಮೊತ್ತ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്മിഡ്ജ്

ഒരു ചെറിയ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ കണ്ടെത്താനാകാത്ത തുക

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

一点点

少量或几乎无法检测到的量

🇯🇵Japanese

ほんの少し

微量またはほとんど検出できない量

🇰🇷Korean

조금

아주 작거나 거의 감지할 수 없는 양

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nhoẻn miệng cười

một lượng nhỏ hoặc khó có thể phát hiện được

🇹🇭Thai

เล็กน้อย

จำนวนเล็กน้อยหรือแทบจะตรวจไม่พบ

🇮🇩Indonesian

sedikit

jumlah yang kecil atau hampir tidak dapat dideteksi

🇵🇭Filipino

tipid

isang maliit o halos hindi matukoy na halaga

🇲🇾Malay

smigh

jumlah yang kecil atau hampir tidak dapat dikesan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سميدج

كمية صغيرة أو بالكاد يمكن اكتشافها

🇮🇷Persian

لک زدن

مقدار کمی یا به ندرت قابل تشخیص است

🇹🇷Turkish

leke

çok küçük veya zar zor tespit edilebilen bir miktar

🇮🇱Hebrew

קטן

כמות זעירה או בקושי ניתנת לזיהוי

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