noun
suspicion
A very small amount of something.
Her smile carries a suspicion of amusement as she listens.
Etymology
A suspicion is something sensed without certainty. The quantity sense applies that faint perception to a trace too slight to be strongly apparent.
More examples
- The sauce has just a suspicion of garlic.
- A suspicion of pink colors the evening clouds.
- There is a suspicion of irony in his reply.
Forms
suspicion · suspicions