soupçon
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English [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From the French soupçon.
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /susɒn/
Noun [edit]
soupçon (plural soupçons)
- A very small amount; a hint; a trace.
- Add a soupçon of red pepper. Coffee with a soupçon of cognac.
- No one is so depraved that a soupçon of goodness cannot be found in him.
- (dated) A suspicion; a suggestion.
- I have the soupçon that he is a good deal of a charlatan.
Synonyms [edit]
- (small amount): see also Wikisaurus:modicum.
Translations [edit]
very small amount — see modicum
suspicion, suggestion — see suspicion
Anagrams [edit]
References [edit]
- “soupçon” at Wordnik
French [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From the Old French sospeçon, from the Latin suspectio.
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
soupçon m (plural soupçons)
Related terms [edit]
Descendants [edit]
- English: soupçon
