finger's breadth

A form of fingerbreadth — A (usually approximate and informal) unit of measurement based upon the radial width of the human finger.

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Meanings

nounfinger's breadth (plural finger's breadths)

plural finger's breadths

  1. alternativeAlternative form of fingerbreadth.

Synonyms & antonyms

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

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fingerfingerbreadthdigit
Broader
linear unitlinear measure
Also see
digitfingerfingerbreadth

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

finger's breadth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/finger's%20breadth

MLA

“finger's breadth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/finger's%20breadth. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “finger's breadth,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/finger's%20breadth.

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