hairbreadth

Meanings

• Adjective

  A very thin or narrow distance, extent, or degree.

  - "The ball was only a hairbreadth from going out of bounds."
  - "The two cars collided at a hairbreadth distance."
  - "She survived the accident by a hairbreadth."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with hairbreadth
thread , bread , dead , lead

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Variants

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hairbreadth , hairbreadths , hairsbreadth , hairsbreadths , hairbreadth escape , hairbreadth escapes

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Etymology

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Old English hærebreð, hærebrēad; akin to hære hair + breðth breadth.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'hairbreadth' is also used metaphorically to describe a situation where someone has only barely survived or escaped.

2. In the Guinness World Records, the thinnest human hair measured was 0.056 mm (0.0022 inches) in diameter.

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Related Concepts

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1. millimeter: A unit of length equal to one thousandth of a meter.

2. micrometer: A device for measuring very small distances.

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Culture

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In literature, 'hairbreadth' is often used to describe narrow escapes or close calls. In art, it may be depicted as a thin line or thread.

How to Memorize "hairbreadth"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a thin thread or hair. Imagine the distance between two objects being only as wide as that thread or hair.

2. associate
   

   - Associate 'hairbreadth' with the idea of a narrow escape or a close call.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the phrase 'as thin as a hairbreadth' to remember the meaning.

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