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little
/'lɪtəl/
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Definitions of little
  1. adjective
    (informal) small and of little importance
    "a little (or small) matter"

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    fiddling footling lilliputian niggling petty picayune piddling piffling trivial unimportant
  2. adjective
    lowercase
    "little a"

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    minuscule small lowercase
  3. adjective
    low in stature; not tall
    "a little man"

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    short thick thickset stocky compact stumpy dumpy squatty low-set sawed-off sawn-off short-stalked chunky half-length pint-size heavyset pint-sized squab squabby squat runty
  4. adjective
    (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with `a') at least some
    "little rain fell in May" "gave it little thought" "little time is left" "we still have little money" "a little hope remained"

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    slight small
    Opposite:
    much
  5. adjective
    (of children and animals) young, immature
    "what a big little boy you are"

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    small young immature
  6. adjective
    (of a voice) faint
    "a little voice"

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    small soft
  7. adjective
    limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
    "a little dining room" "a little house" "a little (or small) group"

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    small gnomish atomic bantam bittie bitty midget miniature miniscule minuscule minute olive-sized petite pocket-size pocket-sized pocketable puny runty shrimpy slender slim small-scale smaller smallish subatomic teensy teensy-weensy teentsy teeny teeny-weeny tiny undersize undersized wee weensy weeny diminutive dinky dwarfish elfin elflike flyspeck half-size infinitesimal insignificant itsy-bitsy itty-bitty lesser lilliputian littler micro microscopic microscopical
    Opposite:
    big
  8. noun
    a small amount or duration
    "he accepted the little they gave him"
  9. adjective
    small in a way that arouses feelings (of tenderness or its opposite depending on the context)
    "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"

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    emotional
Examples of little
  • "a little (or small) matter"
  • "little a"
  • "a little man"
  • "little rain fell in May"
  • "gave it little thought"
  • "little time is left"
  • "we still have little money"
  • "a little hope remained"
  • "what a big little boy you are"
  • "a little voice"
  • "a little dining room"
  • "a little house"
  • "a little (or small) group"
  • "he accepted the little they gave him"
  • "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"
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