MODICUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does modicum mean? 

• MODICUM (noun)
  The noun MODICUM has 1 sense:

1. a small or moderate or token amount

  Familiarity information: MODICUM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MODICUM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A small or moderate or token amount

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Context example:

England still expects a modicum of eccentricity in its artists

Hypernyms ("modicum" is a kind of...):

small indefinite amount; small indefinite quantity (an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude)

 Context examples 

Her modicum of strength had been exhausted, and she was unable even to move from her position.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

I kept another small loaf, and a modicum of cheese, on a particular shelf of a particular cupboard, to make my supper on when I came back at night.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)