smattering

Speech parts

1. smattering - Noun

2. smattering - Verb

Meaning

A slight, superficial knowledge of something; sciolism.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

handful dram speck few little dab element minimum bit couple drop spot taste touch fraction
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Antonyms

blizzard bonanza deal abundance heap slew
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Hypernyms

understanding apprehension discernment savvy small indefinite amount small indefinite quantity

Phrases with the word

a smattering

Anagrams

metastring

Examples

If you look at winners of the Nobel Prize in biology, you'll find a fair smattering of people who don't know how to work a pipette. Aubrey de Grey

Minerva House was 'a finishing establishment for young ladies,' where some twenty girls of the ages from thirteen to nineteen inclusive, acquired a smattering of everything and a knowledge of nothing. Charles Dickens

Take one part brilliant entrepreneur, one part narcissist, add in a smattering of Attention Deficit Disorder and a dash of philanthropy and you get Dov Charney. Dov Charney

only a handful of responses were received Source: Internet

Members of Aylmer’s Church of God were also marching, surrounded by a smattering of QAnon supporters declaring, “Where we go one, we go all”—one of the movement’s rallying cries (usually shortened to WWG1WGA). Source: Internet

A smattering of really big, mostly late-stage rounds, boosted by SoftBank’s unprecedented spending spree, contributed to the higher annual totals. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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