About The Word Modicum

Bay Area Crosswords

Learn about the word Modicum to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Modicum definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.

Modicum

Modicum Meaning & Definition
Modicum Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Modicum?

[n] a small or moderate or token amount; "England still expects a modicum of eccentricity in its artists"- Ian Jack

Synonyms | Synonyms for Modicum:

Related Terms | Find terms related to Modicum: ace | allotment | allowance | atom | big end | bigger half | bit | bite | budget | butt | chip | chunk | clip | clipping | collop | commission | contingent | crumb | cut | cutting | dab | dash | deal | destiny | dividend | dole | dollop | dot | dram | dribble | driblet | drop | dwarf | end | equal share | farthing | fate | fleck | flyspeck | fragment | gob | gobbet | grain | granule | groat | hair | half | halver | handful | helping | hint | hunk | interest | iota | jot | little | little bit | lot | lota | lump | measure | meed | mess | minim | minimum | minutiae | mite | moiety | molecule | morsel | mote | nutshell | ounce | paring | part | particle | pebble | percentage | piece | pinch | pittance | point | portion | proportion | quantum | quota | rake-off | rasher | ration | scintilla | scoop | scrap | scruple | segment | shard | share | shaving | shiver | shred | slice | sliver | small share | smidgen | smidgin | smitch | smithereen | snack | snatch | snip | snippet | spark | speck | splinter | spoonful | spot | stake | stitch | stock | stump | suggestion | tatter | thimbleful | tinge | tiny bit | tittle | touch | trifle | trifling amount | trivia | whit

See Also | small indefinite amount | small indefinite quantity

Modicum In Webster's Dictionary

\Mod"i*cum\, n. [L., fr. modicus moderate, fr. modus. See {Mode}.] A little; a small quantity; a measured simply. ``Modicums of wit.'' --Shak. Her usual modicum of beer and punch. --Thackeray.

More Crossword Puzzle Words

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Cross Word Of The Day

  • Prince albert yew ‐ small yew having attractive foliage and partially weeping branches…
  • Preposterously ‐ so as to arouse or deserve laughter; "her income was laughably…
  • Coloration ‐ choice and use of colors (as by an artist) [n] appearance with…
  • Workhouse ‐ a county jail that holds prisoners for periods up to 18 months…
  • Genus calceolaria ‐ large genus of tropical American herbs and shrubs with showy…
  • Saffron crocus ‐ Old World crocus having purple or white flowers with aromatic…
  • Basil mint ‐ perennial herb of the eastern United States having inconspicuous…
  • Amended ‐ modified for the better; "his amended ways" [adj] of…
  • Undersealed ‐ (of motor vehicles) having a coating of tar or rubber-based material…
  • Mint julep ‐ bourbon and sugar and mint over…