English-Thai Dictionary

modicum

N จำนวน เล็กน้อย  trifle bit jam-nuan-lek-noi

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

MODICUM

n.[L.] A little; a small quantity.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

MODICUM

Mod "i *cum, n. Etym: [L., fr. modicus moderate, fr. modus. See Mode. ]

 

Defn: A little; a small quantity; a measured simply. "Modicums of wit. " Shak. Her usual modicum of beer and punch. Thackeray.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

modicum

mod i cum |ˈmädikəm, ˈmōd -ˈmɑdəkəm | ▶noun [ in sing. ] a small quantity of a particular thing, esp. something considered desirable or valuable: his statement had more than a modicum of truth. ORIGIN late 15th cent.: from Latin, neuter of modicus ‘moderate, ’ from modus ‘measure. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

modicum

modicum |ˈmɒdɪkəm | ▶noun [ in sing. ] a small quantity of a particular thing, especially something desirable or valuable: his statement had a modicum of truth. ORIGIN late 15th cent.: from Latin, neuter of modicus ‘moderate ’, from modus ‘measure ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

modicum

modicum noun I'd like to leave while I still have a modicum of my self-respect: small amount, particle, speck, fragment, scrap, crumb, grain, morsel, shred, dash, drop, pinch, soupçon, jot, iota, whit, atom, smattering, scintilla, hint, suggestion, tinge; informal smidgen, tad.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

modicum

modicum noun people with only a modicum of scientific knowledge: 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; informal smidgen, smidge, tad; archaic scantling, scruple.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

modicum

mod i cum /mɑ́dɪkəm |mɔ́d -/名詞 〖a ～ of A 〗少量 [わずか ]のA (!Aは U 名詞 ) .