Home › Words › F › fleabitefleabite/ˈfliːbʌɪt/fleabite means the bite of a flea, or the mark caused by such a bite.fleabite is pronounced /ˈfliːbʌɪt/.EtymologyFrom flea + bite.nounThe bite of a flea, or the mark caused by such a bite.Something which causes only trifling irritation; a minor inconvenience.e.g.“He was a rich man, and the £2,000 a year, though not exactly a fleabite, did not seem an extravagant price to pay for the boarding-out of Crispina.” — 1919, Saki, ‘The Disappearance of Crispina Umberleigh’, The Toys of Peace, Penguin 2000 (Complete Short Stories), p. 408Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.bitemark 67% match — The mark left by a bite, of a human or animal. vs fleabite →bite 63% match — To cut into something by clamping the teeth. vs fleabite →beflea 63% match — To pester, as fleas do. vs fleabite →bitee 62% match — One who is bitten. vs fleabite →fleabag 62% match — A bed or sleeping bag. vs fleabite →fleaborne 61% match — Transmitted by fleas. vs fleabite →morsure 59% match — The act of biting. vs fleabite →bitesome 58% match — Characterised or marked by biting vs fleabite →