modicumnoun [ S ]
uk/ˈmɒd.ɪ.kəm/us/ˈmɑː.dɪ.kəm/formala small amount of something good such as truth or honesty:
There's not even a modicum of truth in her statement.
Anyone with a modicum of common sense could have seen that the plan wouldn't work.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Words meaning small pieces and amounts
- by a nose idiom
- chip
- clipping
- crumb
- dollop
- droplet
- flake
- germ
- jot
- nose
- pat
- patch
- pennyworth
- pinpoint
- scattering
- scintilla
- shadow
- shard
- shred
- slip
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