smattering
Other forms: smatterings
A smattering is a small but inexact amount of something. If you know a smattering of things about Australia, then you don't know much.
A smattering is a small amount of something, but it's hard to say how much. It's probably less than a bunch, but it's not much more than a whit or a jot. If you said "There's a smattering of squirrels in the park," then there are only a few squirrels. This word also implies that you don't understand a subject very well — a smattering of knowledge is only a tiny bit of knowledge.
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a slight or superficial understanding of a subject
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a small number or amountsynonyms: handfultype of:small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantityan indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude
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