hairbreadth

US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈhɛrˌbrɛdθ, -ˌbrɛθ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(hâr′bredth′, -bretth′)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
hair•breadth /ˈhɛrˌbrɛdθ, -ˌbrɛθ/USA pronunciation  also hairs•breadth /ˈhɛrzˌbrɛdθ/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a very small space or distance:to escape by a hairbreadth.

adj. 
  1. extremely narrow or close:a hairbreadth escape.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
hair•breadth  (hâr′bredth′, -bretth′),USA pronunciation n., adj. 
  1. hairsbreadth.
  • 1400–50; late Middle English heere brede; see hair, breadth

'hairbreadth' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
hairsbreadth

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