Origin uncertain; it may come from smitch (“(originally Scotland, chiefly US) very small amount or quantity”) plus possibly -in (a variant of -ing (suffix forming nouns denoting things considered collectively)). Smitch itself may be: * derived from smitch (“smoke from a burning or smouldering thing; spot of dirt; blemish; dirt, grime”), a variant of smeech (“(southwest England) (dense or pungent) smoke; airborne dust”), from Middle English smeche, smek, smiche (“smoke from a burning or smouldering thing; cloud of smoke; fumes, vapour; smell”), from Old English smēc, smīc (“smoke; steam; vapour”), from Proto-West Germanic *smauki (“smoke”), related to Proto-Germanic *smeukaną (“to fume, smoke”), from Proto-Indo-European *smewgʰ- (“smoke”); or * borrowed from Scots smitch (“smudge, stain; blemish; very small amount, speck, trace; small insignificant person”), possibly a variant of English smutch (“dirty mark, smudge, stain; dirt, grime; slight indication”) (probably related to smudge, whose ultimate origin is unknown), and influenced by English smit (“(UK, dialectal) a stain”).

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abundance

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What is the meaning of smidgen?

"smidgen" (noun) means a tiny amount of something.

What is another word for smidgen?

Other words for "smidgen" include smidge, whit, iota, tittle, smidgeon, shred.

What is the opposite of smidgen?

The opposite of "smidgen" is abundance.

What are the different meanings of smidgen?

"smidgen" has 2 main meanings: 1. A tiny amount of something; 2. A person or thing that is very small or unimportant.

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