finger's breadth

Noun

Meaning

the length of breadth of a finger used as a linear measure

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

finger digit fingerbreadth

Hypernyms

linear measure linear unit

Examples

One of the sayings of Diogenes was that most men were within a finger's breadth of being mad; for if a man walked with his middle finger pointing out, folks would think him mad, but not so if it were his forefinger. Diogenes Laërtius

Most men are within a finger's breadth of being mad. Diogenes of Sinope

Close letter words and terms

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