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hairsbreadth

Syllables: hairs·breadthUK/ˈhɛəɹzbɹɛdθ/

hairsbreadth is the alternative form of hair's breadth.

Meaning of hair's breadth

Noun

hair's breadth (plural hairs' breadths)

  1. (idiomatic) A very small amount or distance.
    • hair's-breadth escapes [narrow escapes]

Forms of hairsbreadth

pluralhairsbreadths

Origin of hairsbreadth

From hair + -s- + breadth.

Questions about hairsbreadth

What is hairsbreadth the alternative form of?
Hairsbreadth is the alternative form of hair's breadth.
How do you pronounce hairsbreadth?
Hairsbreadth is pronounced /ˈhɛəɹzbɹɛdθ/ (UK).

Words near hairsbreadth in the dictionary

  1. hairpulling
  2. hairraising
  3. hairs
  4. hairs in the gate
  5. hairs' breadths
  6. hairsbreadth
  7. hairsbreadths
  8. hairscale
  9. hairscales
  10. hairsedge
  11. hairshaft

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Adapted from Wiktionary: hairsbreadth (page history and authors); hair's breadth (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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