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
ØIvind-Norwegian
KÁRi-Ancient Scandinavian
Meira-Hebrew
ÉMiliee-mee-LEEFrench
VÁClav-Czech, Slovak
Saltanat-Kazakh