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"a little (or small) matter"adjective(informal) small and of little importance
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"little a"adjectivelowercase
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"a little man"adjectivelow in stature; not tall
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"little rain fell in May" "gave it little thought" "little time is left" "we still have little money" "a little hope remained"adjective(quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with `a') at least someOpposite:
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"what a big little boy you are"adjective(of children and animals) young, immature
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"a little voice"adjective(of a voice) faint
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"a little dining room" "a little house" "a little (or small) group"adjectivelimited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
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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 microscopicalOpposite: -
"he accepted the little they gave him"nouna small amount or duration
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"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"adjectivesmall in a way that arouses feelings (of tenderness or its opposite depending on the context)
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Usage of little
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