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View synonyms for soupçon

soupçon

[ soop-sawn, soop-sawn ]

noun

  1. a slight trace, as of a particular taste or flavor.

    Synonyms: vestige, hint, bit, dash



soupçon

/ supsɔ̃ /

noun

  1. a slight amount; dash
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of soupçon1

First recorded in 1760–70; from French: literally, “a suspicion,” Middle French sospeçon, from Late Latin suspectiōn- (stem of suspectiō ), for Latin suspīciō suspicion
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Word History and Origins

Origin of soupçon1

C18: from French, ultimately from Latin suspicio suspicion
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Example Sentences

The result is a punch of spice, a tickle of tang and a soupçon of sweet.

The desert setting and chomping alien monsters give “The Last Dance” a whiff of “Starship Troopers,” a soupçon of “Tremors,” nodding to those self-consciously campy B-movie creature features of yore.

Its curators seek to “reawaken” these items with a dash of technology and a soupçon of sensory overload: touch, smell and sound.

In the face of so much frenzied curation and compulsory personal branding, how might a modern human maintain some iota of unshared selfhood, a soupçon of Greta Garbo mystique?

In a 40-year career as a restaurant manager, host and, most notably, owner of TBar, on the Upper East Side, the tall Mr. Fortuna, an Italian immigrant who started his restaurant career in France, built a loyal fan base with subtle charm and a soupçon of Continental polish always displayed without fanfare.

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