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
Batbayar-Mongolian
Aloys[ə'lɔis]
Lekan-Western African, Yoruba
Agneseah-NYE-ze (Italian), AHG-ne-se (Latvian) Italian, Latvian
Tamikotah-mee-koJapanese
Vivianne-French