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little > 11 senses
ADJECTIVE1little, smallLimited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
2little(quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree
3little, briefOf short duration or distance
4little, smallNot fully grown
5little, fiddling, footling, lilliputian, Mickey Mouse, niggling, piddling, piffling, petty, picayune, trivial(informal terms) small and of little importance
6little, small(of a voice) faint
7little, youngerYounger brother or sister
8little, minuscule, smallLowercase
9littleSmall in a way that arouses feelings (of tenderness or its opposite depending on the context)
ADVERB1littleNot much
NOUN1littleA small amount or duration
little > pronunciation
Soundslih'tahl
Rhymesabdominal, Abel, able, and 2059 more rhymes in ahl at the HyperDic website...
little > adjective 1
MeaningLimited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent.
Examples"a little dining room"; "a little house"; "a little (or small) group"
Synonymssmall
Attribute ofsize
Similarbantam, diminutive, lilliputian, midget, petite, tiny, flyspeck; bitty, bittie, teensy, teentsy, teeny, wee, weeny, weensy, teensy-weensy, teeny-weeny, itty-bitty, itsy-bitsy; dinky; dwarfish; elfin, elflike; gnomish; half-size; infinitesimal, minute, microscopic; least, littlest, smallest; lesser; micro; miniature; minuscule, miniscule; pocket-size, pocket-sized, pocketable; puny, runty, shrimpy; slender, slim; smaller, littler; smallish; small-scale; undersize, undersized
See alsoshort
Contrarylarge, big
little > adjective 2
Meaning(quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree. Not much or almost none or (with `a') at least some.
Examples"little rain fell in May"; "gave it little thought"; "little hope remained"; "little time is left"; "we still have little money"; "a little hope remained"; "a little time is left"
Similarslight; small
See alsoless
Contrarymuch
little > adjective 3
MeaningOf short duration or distance.
Examples"in a little while"; "it's a little way away"
Synonymsbrief
Similar toshort
little > adjective 4
MeaningNot fully grown.
Examples"what a big little boy you are"
Synonymssmall
Similar toyoung, immature
little > adjective 5
Meaning(informal terms) small and of little importance.
Examples"a little (or small) matter"
Synonymsfiddling, footling, lilliputian, Mickey Mouse, niggling, piddling, piffling, petty, picayune, trivial
Similar tounimportant
Usagecolloquialism
little > adjective 6
Meaning(of a voice) faint.
Examples"a little voice"
Synonymssmall
Similar tosoft
little > adjective 7
MeaningYounger brother or sister.
Examples"little brother"
Synonymsyounger
Contrarybig, elder, older
little > adjective 8
MeaningLowercase.
Examples"little a"
Synonymsminuscule, small
Similar tolowercase
little > adjective 9
MeaningSmall in a way that arouses feelings (of tenderness or its opposite depending on the context).
Examples"a nice little job"; "bless your little heart"; "my dear little mother"; "a sweet little deal"; "I'm tired of your petty little schemes"; "filthy little tricks"; "what a nasty little situation"
Similar toemotional
little > noun, quantity
MeaningA small amount or duration.
Examples"he accepted the little they gave him"
Broadersmall indefinite quantity, small indefinite amount
little > adverb
MeaningNot much.
Examples"he talked little about his family"

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