From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englisha modicum of somethinga modicum of somethingformalLITTLE/NOT MUCH a small amount of something, especially a good quality a modicum of common sense → modicum
Examples from the Corpus
a modicum of something• Before you rush out, though, we must advise a modicum of caution.• Understanding of figures and a modicum of research seem called for.• As a party, it really only exercised a modicum of power in relation to the Stormont administration.• But just suppose that the village mayoral candidate has a modicum of integrity in advertising.• Sometimes there is a modicum of truth within a cliché.• And just a modicum of elegant shafting.• As long as they get some exposure to written language, most learners will acquire at least a modicum of literacy.• Much of James's statement had more than a modicum of truth.• She had done the necromancy with a modicum of debonair detachment until the Army called out her husband for the second time. 