modicum

n., pl., -cums, or -ca (-kə).
A small, moderate, or token amount: "England still expects a modicum of eccentricity in its artists" (Ian Jack).

[Middle English, from Latin, from neuter of modicus, moderate, from modus, measure.]

noun

A tiny amount: bit¹, crumb, dab¹, dash, dot, dram, drop, fragment, grain, iota, jot, minim, mite, molecule, ort, ounce, particle, scrap¹, scruple, shred, smidgen, speck, tittle, trifle, whit. Chiefly British spot. See big/small/amount.

n

Definition: bit, small amount
Antonyms: lot

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IN BRIEF: A small amount.

The students had only a modicum of interest in the history of that ancient country.

Dansk (Danish)
n. - lille smule

Nederlands (Dutch)
een beetje

Français (French)
n. - minimum

Deutsch (German)
n. - Minimum

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ίχνος, ελάχιστη ποσότητα

Italiano (Italian)
briciola

Português (Portuguese)
n. - quantidade módica (f)

Русский (Russian)
очень малое количество

Español (Spanish)
n. - pequeña cantidad, pizca

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - (liten) smula

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
少量

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 少量

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 다소, 소량

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 少量, わずか

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) قليل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮שמץ, קצת, מעט‬

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