From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englisha touch of somethinga touch of somethingLITTLE/NOT MUCHa small amount of something Our furniture is guaranteed to add a touch of class to your bedroom. Add a lace top for a touch of glamour. ‘What?’ asked Hazel, with a touch of irritation. → touch
Examples from the Corpus
a touch of something• One gardenia casts a pleasant scent, but hundreds of gardenias can, for some, prompt a touch of nausea.• Do you detect a touch of moral fervour rippling its unsightly way across the normally limpid Weltanschauung of Oliver Russell?• I think I've got a touch of the flu.• All this room needs is a touch of paint.• This melancholy contrast brought to our Southern sensibilities a touch of sadness.• With more than a touch of relief, she thought he was about to go.• In everything he did there was a touch of charisma, and, following everything he did, a nagging doubt.• Max Baucus, will survive this plunge, albeit with a touch of fear.• I always treated the reports with a touch of caution. 