hair's breadth



hair's breadth

A very small amount or short length. After wandering around the forest for an hour thinking we were lost, it turned out that we were only a hair's breadth away from our campsite. The seal is air-tight—there's not a hair's breadth between the door and the frame.
See also: breadth

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Chrysantakri-SAN-təEnglish (Rare)
Kshitij-Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Brennan['brenən]
Baltazar-Judeo-Christian Legend
Glukel-Yiddish
Pinar-Turkish