smattering

smat·ter·ing

noun \ˈsma-tə-riŋ\

Definition of SMATTERING

1

: superficial piecemeal knowledge <a smattering of carpentry, house painting, bricklaying — Alva Johnston>

2

: a small scattered number or amount <a smattering of spectators>

Examples of SMATTERING

1. She only knows a smattering of German.
2. <a smattering of guests at the art exhibit>

First Known Use of SMATTERING

1538

Related to SMATTERING

Synonyms

couple, handful, scatter, scattering, smatter, few, sprinkle, sprinkling

Antonyms

army, crowd, flock, gazillion, horde, host, jillion, kazillion, legion, loads, many, mountain, multitude, oodles, scads, thousands, zillion

Related Words

minority; atom, crumb, fragment, grain, iota, jot, modicum, molecule, particle, scrap, shred, tittle, whit

Near Antonyms

majority, most; abundance, excess, plenty, surplus; deal, gobs, heap, lot, mass, much, peck, pile, plenitude, plenty, pot, profusion, quantity, raft, reams, slather, slew, stack, wad, wealth

Rhymes with SMATTERING

scattering