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Modicum

/ˈmɒdɪkəm/

A modest, small, or trifling amount.

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noun
  1. 1

    A modest, small, or trifling amount.

    "Unable to garner even a modicum of support for his plan, he conceded to follow the others."

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minimalnounSomething very small; a tiny part or fragment.
minimumnounThe smallest amount.
modestNot bragging or boasting about oneself or one's achievements; unpretentious, humble.
shrednounA fragment of something; a particle; a piece; also, a very small amount.
glimpsenounChiefly followed by of: a brief and incomplete look.
glimmernounA faint light; a dim glow.
cuspnoun(figuratively) An important moment when a decision is made that will determine future events.
bladenounThe (typically sharp-edged) part of a knife, sword, razor, or other tool with which it cuts.
apexnounThe highest or the greatest part of something, especially forming a point.
lownounA low point or position, literally (as, a depth) or figuratively (as, a nadir, a time when things are at their worst, least, minimum, etc).
iotanoun(chiefly in the negative) A jot; a very small, insignificant quantity.
bitnoun(mathematics, computing) A binary digit, generally represented as a 1 or 0.
atomnoun(chemistry, physics) The smallest possible amount of matter which still retains its identity as a chemical element, now known to consist of a nucleus surrounded by electrons.
strandnounEach of the strings which, twisted together, make up a yarn, rope or cord.
minnoun(obsolete) Memory; remembrance.
inchnounAn English unit of length equal to 1/12 of a foot or 2.54 cm, conceived as roughly the width of a thumb.
smidgenounSynonym of smidgen.
morselnounA small fragment or share of something, commonly applied to food.
maravedinoun(historical) A former Spanish coin and unit of currency, originally issued in gold but later in silver and copper, discontinued in 1848.
min.nounAbbreviation of minimum. [The lowest limit.]

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