SMALL INDEFINITE AMOUNT

Pronunciation (US):

• SMALL INDEFINITE AMOUNT (noun)
  The noun SMALL INDEFINITE AMOUNT has 1 sense:

1. an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude

  Familiarity information: SMALL INDEFINITE AMOUNT used as a noun is very rare.

• SMALL INDEFINITE AMOUNT (noun)

Meaning:

An indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

small indefinite amount; small indefinite quantity

Hypernyms ("small indefinite amount" is a kind of...):

indefinite quantity (an estimated quantity)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "small indefinite amount"):

helping; portion; serving (an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal)

lower limit; minimum (the smallest possible quantity)

morsel (a small quantity of anything)

handful; smattering (a small number or amount)

couple (a small indefinite number)

drib; driblet; drop (a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid))

dollop (a small measure (usually of food))

dreg (a small amount of residue)

diddley; diddly; diddly-shit; diddly-squat; diddlyshit; diddlysquat; doodly-squat; jack; shit; squat (a small worthless amount)

nip; shot (a small drink of liquor)

hint; suggestion; trace (a just detectable amount)

iota; scintilla; shred; smidge; smidgen; smidgeon; smidgin; tittle; whit (a tiny or scarcely detectable amount)

tot (a small amount (especially of a drink))

shade; tad (a slight amount or degree of difference)

schtick; schtik; shtick; shtik ((Yiddish) a little; a piece)

little (a small amount or duration)

mouthful; taste (a small amount eaten or drunk)

crumb (a very small quantity of something)

dab; splash; splatter (a small quantity of something moist or liquid)

bit; spot (a small quantity)

few (an indefinite but relatively small number)

hair; hair's-breadth; hairsbreadth; whisker (a very small distance or space)

modicum (a small or moderate or token amount)

scattering; sprinkling (a small number (of something) dispersed haphazardly)

shoe string; shoestring (a small amount of money)

spray; spraying (a quantity of small objects flying through the air)

nose (a small distance)

step; stone's throw (a short distance)

hint; jot; mite; pinch; soupcon; speck; tinge; touch (a slight but appreciable addition)