smidgen

also n.

A very small quantity or portion; a bit or mite: “a smidgen of genius, a sliver of cutting truth” (John Simon).

[Probably alteration of dialectal smitch, particle, perhaps ultimately from Middle English smite, perhaps from past participle of smiten, to smite. See smite.]

also smidgin

noun

A tiny amount: bit¹, crumb, dab¹, dash, dot, dram, drop, fragment, grain, iota, jot, minim, mite, modicum, molecule, ort, ounce, particle, scrap¹, scruple, shred, speck, tittle, trifle, whit. Chiefly British spot. See big/small/amount.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
  Synonyms: shred, scintilla, whit, iota, tittle, smidgeon, smidgin, smidge

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - smule

Nederlands (Dutch)
beetje, snuifje

Français (French)
n. - soupçon, goutte (d'alcool), doigt, brin (d'émotion)

Deutsch (German)
n. - (ugs.) klein bißchen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (καθομ.) μόριο, σταλίτσα

Italiano (Italian)
pizzico

Português (Portuguese)
n. - quantidade muito pequena

Русский (Russian)
чуточка, капля

Español (Spanish)
n. - pizca, ápice

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - gnutta smula

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
少量, 一点点, 少许

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 少量, 一點點, 少許

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 극소량, 근소

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 微量, ほんの少し

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) كميه أو قطعه صغيرة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮קורטוב, כמות זעומה‬

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