sprinkling

sprin·kling

noun \ˈspriŋ-kliŋ\

Definition of SPRINKLING

1

: a limited quantity or amount : modicum

2

: a small quantity falling in scattered drops or particles

3

: a small number distributed at random : scattering

Examples of SPRINKLING

1. <a sprinkling of fans showed up at the airport>
2. <just a sprinkling of experience with the computer program>

First Known Use of SPRINKLING

1594

Related to SPRINKLING

Synonyms

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

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 SPRINKLING

inkling, twinkling