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