Bit
Bit noun - A very small piece.
Usage example: she left only a bit of the broccoli on her plate
Nearby Word: bite
Quantity
Quantity noun - A considerable amount.
Usage example: I wish you quantities of happiness in the New Year
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
- The first book kicks things off with a quantity of Unobtanium, more than a bit of Faster-Than-Light Travel, and multiple First Contacts, and the series only escalates from there.
Source: Mohs / World Of Phlebotinum -
Wakatsuki and Yuuko think 'sufficient quantity' is a bit too technical of a term for them to understand.
Source: Manga / The Secret Recipe -
One particularly notable case is in The Memoirs of a Reality Jumper, where the main character notes that he has in his interdimensional pocket a bit of gold, some silver, a decent quantity of platinum, and oh, about 250kg of aluminium.
Source: Worthless Yellow Rocks
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