Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

to a hair

/tu‿ə ˈhɛ(ə)ɹ/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.08 in modern English

Syllables: to a hair
IPA: /tu‿ə ˈhɛ(ə)ɹ/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

To a high degree of precision; with the utmost exactness; to a nicety.

Example Sentences

"Pand[arus]. Youle remember your brothers excuſe? / Par[is]. To a hayre."
"As to our own representative, the well-known athlete and international Rugby football player, E. D. Malone, he looks trained to a hair, and as he surveyed the crowd a smile of good-humored contentment pervaded his honest but homely face."

Etymology

A reference to the very small diameter of a strand of hair: compare hair's breadth.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /tu‿ə ˈhɛ(ə)ɹ/
British English: /tuː‿ə ˈhɛə/

Phrases

hair's breadth

Frequently Paired Words

hair's breadth

Synonyms

to the turn of a hair

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce to a hair?: The recorded pronunciation is /tu‿ə ˈhɛ(ə)ɹ/.
What does to a hair mean?: To a high degree of precision; with the utmost exactness; to a nicety.
Where does to a hair come from?: A reference to the very small diameter of a strand of hair: compare hair's breadth.

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