Little

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The American HeritageĀ® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Small in size: a little dining room. See Synonyms at small.
  • adj. Short in extent or duration; brief: There is little time left.
  • adj. Small in quantity or degree: little money.
  • adj. Unimportant; trivial: a little matter.
  • adj. Narrow; petty: mean little comments; a little mind consumed with trivia.
  • adj. Without much power or influence; of minor status.
  • adj. Being at an early stage of growth; young: a little child.
  • adj. Younger or youngest. Used especially of a sibling: My little brother is leaving for college next week.
  • ad. Not much; scarcely: works long hours, sleeping little.
  • ad. Not in the least; not at all: They little expected such a generous gift.
  • n. A small quantity or amount: Give me a little.
  • n. Something much less than all: I know little of their history.
  • n. A short distance or time: a little down the road; waited a little.
  • idiom. a little Somewhat; a bit: felt a little better.
  • idiom. little by little By small degrees or increments; gradually.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Small in size.
  • adj. Insignificant, trivial.
  • adj. Very young.
  • adj. Younger.
  • adj. Used with the name of place, especially of a country, to denote a neighborhood whose residents or storekeepers are from that place.
  • adj. Small in amount or number, having few members.
  • ad. Not much.
  • determiner. Not much, only a little: only a small amount (of).
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Small in size or extent; not big; diminutive; -- opposed to big or large
  • adj. Short in duration; brief.
  • adj. Small in quantity or amount; not much
  • adj. Small in dignity, power, or importance; not great; insignificant; contemptible.
  • adj. Small in force or efficiency; not strong; weak; slight; inconsiderable
  • adj. Small in extent of views or sympathies; narrow; shallow; contracted; mean; illiberal; ungenerous.
  • n. That which is little; a small quantity, amount, space, or the like.
  • n. A small degree or scale; miniature.
  • ad. In a small quantity or degree; not much; slightly; somewhat; -- often with a preceding it.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Not large or much.
  • Not large in number; having few constituent, members or parts: as, a little army or fleet; a little city.
  • Not much; of small amount, quantity, or degree; restricted; limited: as, a little food or drink; little joy or happiness; little influence.
  • Not of great extent or duration; not long; short in space or time; brief: as, a little way or distance; a little while.
  • Not great; small in consideration, dignity, consequence, etc.; petty; inconsiderable; insignificant: as, a little office; little affairs; a little accident.
  • Henceā€” Petty in character; mean; narrow; wanting breadth or largeness: as, a little soul or mind.
  • Synonyms Minute, tiny.
  • and Scanty, slender, moderate.
  • Insignificant, contemptible, weak. See littleness.
  • n. A small quantity, amount, space, or the like.
  • In a small quantity or degree; not much; slightly.
  • To become little or less.
  • To make less. Compare belittle.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • ad. not much
  • adj. low in stature; not tall
  • adj. (of children and animals) young, immature
  • adj. small in a way that arouses feelings (of tenderness or its opposite depending on the context)
  • n. a small amount or duration
  • adj. limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
  • adj. (informal) small and of little importance
  • adj. (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with `a') at least some
  • adj. lowercase
  • adj. (of a voice) faint
  • Equivalent
    sawed-off    squabby    squat    chunky    stumpy    dumpy    pint-size    stocky    thickset    compact   
    Antonym
    much    big    large   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    diminutive    brief    insignificant    contemptible    weak    slight    inconsiderable    narrow    shallow    contracted   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    acquittal    belittle    bittle    brittle    committal    kittel    kittle    knittle    noncommittal    pittle   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    small    full    long    many    young    great    late    few    large    high