modicum
noun
[ ˈmɒdɪkəm ]
• a small quantity of a particular thing, especially something desirable or valuable.
• "his statement had a modicum of truth"
Similar:
little bit,
small amount,
particle,
degree,
speck,
fragment,
scrap,
crumb,
grain,
morsel,
taste,
soupçon,
shred,
mite,
dash,
drop,
pinch,
ounce,
touch,
tinge,
dab,
jot,
iota,
whit,
tittle,
jot or tittle,
atom,
inch,
snippet,
sliver,
smattering,
scintilla,
hint,
suggestion,
whisper,
trifle,
smidgen,
smidge,
tad,
scantling,
scruple,
Origin:
late 15th century: from Latin, neuter of modicus ‘moderate’, from modus ‘measure’.
