Definition of Soupcon

1. Noun. A slight but appreciable amount. "This dish could use a touch of garlic"

Exact synonyms: Hint, Jot, Mite, Pinch, Speck, Tinge, Touch
Generic synonyms: Small Indefinite Amount, Small Indefinite Quantity
Specialized synonyms: Snuff

Definition of Soupcon

1. Noun. (alternative form of soupçon) ¹

2. Noun. A very small amount; a hint; a trace. ¹

3. Noun. (dated) A suspicion; a suggestion. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Soupcon

1. a minute amount [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Soupcon

soup
soup-fin
soup-kitchen
soup-strainer
soup-to-nuts
soup bowl
soup bowls
soup du jour
soup kitchen
soup kitchens
soup ladle
soup plate
soup sandwich
soup spoon
soup up
soupcon (current term)
soupcons
soupe-maigre
soupe du jour
souped
souped-up
souper
souperism
soupers
soupes-maigres
soupfin
soupfin shark
soupfins
soupier
soupiest

Literary usage of Soupcon

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Publications by English Dialect Society (1850)
"Mac Geoghegan, having mentioned the return of Don Juan from Ireland to Corunna, says : " Sur un soupcon d'infidelite dans 1'administration des affaires ..."

2. The Correspondence of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford: And the Rev. William by Horace Walpole, William Mason (1851)
"... and pray observe if no one in the company seems to feel a soupcon of remorse. I shall not tell you why, ..."

3. Two Hundred Recipes for Making Salads: With Thirty Recipes for Dressings and by Olive M. Hulse (1910)
"... lastly, o'er the flavoured compound toss, A magic soupcon of anchovy sauce. Oh, green and glorious! Oh, herbaceous treat! ..."

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