Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fingerbreadth

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
fin-ger-breadth
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A (usually approximate and informal) unit of measurement based upon the radial width of the human finger.

Etymology

From finger + breadth. Compare Middle English fynger brede, fyngerbrede, fyngyrbrede.

Inflected Forms

fingerbreadths (plural) fingersbreadth (alternative) finger's breadth (alternative) finger's-breadth (alternative)

Synonyms

finger finger's breadth digit

Questions

What does fingerbreadth mean?
A (usually approximate and informal) unit of measurement based upon the radial width of the human finger.
Where does fingerbreadth come from?
From finger + breadth. Compare Middle English fynger brede, fyngerbrede, fyngyrbrede.

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