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Definition

a small amount

We expect at least a modicum of eccentricity in our artists.

modicum = small amount

I must've had some modicum of talent, because I kept getting hired, but I wore my shirt and tie like an imposter.
James McBride -- The Color of Water

modicum = small amount

It takes a modicum of thinking, but within an hour or so, I invent a great (I think) excuse.
Ellen Hopkins -- Glass

modicum = a small amount

A man with a modicum of intelligence would have seen that those racketeers meant no good.
Ernest J. Gaines -- A Lesson Before Dying

modicum = a small amount

Indeed, with just a modicum of logic, one could achieve very amusing results from the dogma or infinite space and time— to wit: nothing.
Thomas Mann -- The Magic Mountain
I wish, Dear Diary, I could summon even a modicum of sympathy for my dear John, but reason does not allow me such luxury.
Stephen King -- Rose Red
As a result of such apathy, the countryside had maintained more than a modicum of autonomy and freedom.
Milan Kundera -- The Unbearable Lightness of Being
But maybe, with time, we might have been able to build up some modicum of mutual trust... But to stand there and deny it?
Meg Cabot -- Queen of Babble
Cedric clears his throat, recovering a modicum of poise.
Ron Suskind -- A Hope in the Unseen
Her modicum of strength had been exhausted, and she was unable even to move from her position.
Jack London -- Sea Wolf
In her view, people, even if they had behaved deplorably in life, deserved a modicum of dignity in death.
Khaled Hosseini -- And The Mountains Echoed
Eragon chose his response with care to avoid offending her and to provide a modicum of comfort.
Christopher Paolini -- Eldest
A teacher should display at least a modicum of interest in his own lessons.
Roger Zelazny -- Lord of Light
If I thought there was one modicum of sense in what you are saying I might bother to engage with you in this discussion.
Kazuo Ishiguro -- The Remains of the Day
And, with a modicum of luck, no one will know.
Ellen Hopkins -- Identical
After having taken a very small modicum of the welcome refreshment, he had seated himself in a corner with his usual imperturbable gravity.
Jules Verne -- A Journey to the Center of the Earth
They communicated to each other that modicum of light which they possessed.
Victor Hugo -- Les Miserables
ADMONISHMENTS Once a modicum of strength returned to him, Eragon staggered out of the alley, skirting the dead monsters.
Christopher Paolini -- Eragon
Julie led him to one of several at the far end, where he would have at least a modicum of privacy.
Ted Dekker -- BoneMan's Daughters
Maybe Shay had gained a modicum of respect through his miracles.
Jodi Picoult -- Change of Heart

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