soupçon

Examples of soupçon in a sentence

• No one is so depraved that a soupçon of goodness cannot be found in them.
• Henrietta, her niece, looked much prettier than she really was; she had good dark eyes, to which a soupçon of rouge, put on with such skill that few suspected it, gave all possible brightness.1838 (date written), L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter II, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. […], volume I, London...
• Eleanor returned the pressure of the other's hand with an infinitesimal soupçon of a squeeze.1857, Anthony Trollope, “The Stanhopes at Home”, in Barchester Towers. […], copyright edition, volume II, Leipzig: Bernhard Tauchnitz...
• […] and as he spoke, there was just a soupçon of foreign accent in the pronunciation of the French vowels, a certain drawl of o's and a's, that would have betrayed the Britisher to an observant ear.1906, Baroness Orczy, chapter VI, in I Will Repay, London: Greening & Co, page 88:

Synonyms of soupçon

• ace
• atom
• thought
• atomy
• bissel
• continental
• bit
• crumb
• glimpse
• dab

All synonyms of soupçon

Forms of soupçon

Origin of soupçon

Unadapted borrowing from French soupçon. Doublet of suspection.

Words that rhyme with soupçon

• on
• gone
• Saint John
• john
• catch on
• don
• anon
• hereon
• Kherson
• lawn
• salon
• black swan

Questions about soupçon

What does soupçon mean?

Soupçon means a very small amount; a hint; a trace, slight idea; an inkling.

How do you use soupçon in a sentence?

No one is so depraved that a soupçon of goodness cannot be found in them.

What part of speech is soupçon?

Soupçon is a noun.

How do you pronounce soupçon?

Soupçon is pronounced /suːpˈsɒn/.

What is the plural of soupçon?

The plural of soupçon is soupçons.