Synonyms for soupçon
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : soop-sawn, soop-sawn |
| Phonetic Transcription : supˈsɔ̃, ˈsup sɔ̃ |
Top 10 synonyms for soupçon Other synonyms for the word soupçon
Définition of soupçon
Origin :- "a slight trace or suggestion," 1766, from French soupçon "suspicion," from Old French sospeçon "suspicion, worry, anxiety" (12c.), from Late Latin suspectionem (see suspicion).
- noun small amount
- noun shade
- This, with the soupcon of a demi-shrug; "You will not suffer much" being implied.
- Extract from : « Sandra Belloni, Complete » by George Meredith
- So there seemed to be a soupcon of treachery in his subtleties and his disclosures.
- Extract from : « The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. I. (of II) » by Moncure Daniel Conway
- And the soupcon of blue on the hat and in the earrings of miladi lights up the whole personality.
- Extract from : « December Love » by Robert Hichens
- That fat woman he's bowing to is Viscountess Sedley, a porcine empress, widow of three, with a soupcon of bigamy to flavour them.
- Extract from : « The Adventures of Harry Richmond, Complete » by George Meredith
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