soupcon

soup·çon  (sp-sô, spsn)

n.

A very small amount; a trace: not a soupçon of mercy.

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[French, from Old French sospeçon, suspicion, from Latin suspecti, suspectin-, fear, from suspectus, past participle of suspicere, to suspect; see suspect.]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

soupcon - a slight but appreciable amount; "this dish could use a touch of garlic" mite, tinge, jot, hint, pinch, speck, touch small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude snuff - a pinch of smokeless tobacco inhaled at a single time