"Modicum"

       So the word "modicum" occurred to me the other day, sounded a little small on the tongue, and, of course, why not, that's what it refers to, something little, tiny, small, diminished, a bit.

       But there are other words that can serve the same purpose, refer to similar size things:  iota, tad, tittle. . . just to start such a list.

       It's good to have a quantity of words at hand to choose from, then to settle on one that seems to fit best.