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modicum
- /ˈmɒdɪkəm/ UK
- /ˈmɑdɪkəm/ US
- /-də-/ US
Where it comes from
From Middle English modicum, from Latin modicum (“a little, a small amount”), a noun use of the neuter form of modicus (“moderate; restrained, temperate; reasonable”) + -cum (suffix forming neuter nouns). Modicus is derived from modus (“a measure; a bound, limit”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *med- (“to measure”)) + -icus (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives).
The plural form modica is derived from Latin modica.
noun modicums · modica
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A modest, small, or trifling amount.
Unable to garner even a modicum of support for his plan, he conceded to follow the others.
Similar: iota, jot, tittle, ace, atom, thought, atomy, aught, bissel, continental, bit, crumb · Opposite: abundance, battalion, arseload, assload, bellyload, boatload, brimful, busload, bucketful, bucketload, butt-ton, bumload
Opposite: lot
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noun
Opposite: lot
Translations
Every language
noun modest, small, or trifling amount
| Español | ápice, resquicio, grisma, mirrusca, mirringa, menudencia |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | ちょっぴり choppiri, 少量 shōryō |
| 中文 | 少量 shǎoliàng |
| Kiswahili | kiasi |
| Português | bocadinho, mínimo, pingo, um pouco de |
| Français | minimum, modicum, montant modique |
| Deutsch | Bisschen, Hauch, Spur, Winzigkeit, Mindestmaß |
| Italiano | un po' di |
| Română | minimum |
| Русский | чу́точка čútočka, ма́лость málostʹ, ничтожно коли́чество ničtožno kolíčestvo |
| العربية | نَزْر nazr |
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