Modicum Definition

mŏdĭ-kəm
noun
A small amount; bit.
Webster's New World

A small, modest or trifling amount.

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

Singular:
modicum
Plural:
modica

Origin of Modicum

  • Middle English from Latin from neuter of modicus moderate from modus measure med- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From the Latin modicum (“a little").

    From Wiktionary

Modicum Sentence Examples

  • I was pleased with the overall response and I think we collectively felt a modicum of relief.

  • The old Latin school had only one main subject, the study of Latin style (combined with a modicum of Greek).

  • He felt an urge to stay and offer some modicum of comfort to this woman he hardly knew.

  • The thought that he might be gave her a modicum of confidence.

  • In spite of the obviously trying circumstances, it's enlightening to entertain a guest who possesses some modicum of intelligence and civility.

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