Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hairsbreadth

/ˈhɛəɹzbɹɛdθ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.09 in modern English

Syllables: hairs-breadth
IPA: /ˈhɛəɹzbɹɛdθ/

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of hair's breadth: a very short distance or a very small amount (as is the width of a hair).

Example Sentences

"[...] I ſee you are obſequious in your loue, and I profeſſe requitall to a haires bredth, [...]"
"[I]t was characteristic of this man, as it is of all men similarly marked, that whatever he did, he overdid, though it were sometimes by only a hair's-breadth [...]"
"We've missed our shot by a hairsbreadth and that's the same as missing by miles."
"In Avatar the spectacular rides to the rescue and hairsbreadth escapes have the whole film behind them and because of that are dramatically and emotionally satisfying."

Etymology

From hair + -s- + breadth.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈhɛəɹzbɹɛdθ/
British English: /ˈhɛəɹzbɹɛdθ/

Inflected Forms

hairsbreadths (plural)

Synonyms

hair's breadth hair whisker

Questions

How do you pronounce hairsbreadth?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhɛəɹzbɹɛdθ/.
What does hairsbreadth mean?: Alternative form of hair's breadth: a very short distance or a very small amount (as is the width of a hair).
Where does hairsbreadth come from?: From hair + -s- + breadth.

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