/ Dictionary / Index H hairsbreadth: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: hairs•breadth Pronunciation: (hârz'bredth", -bretth", -breth"), [key] — n. a very small space or distance: We escaped an accident by a hairsbreadth. —adj. extremely narrow or close. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: hairsbreadth (Thesaurus) hair-raising hair seal Related Content Daily Word Quiz: sequester Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language