Definition of little Little

/lɪˈtʌl/ - [litul] - lit•tle

We found 27 definitions of little from 7 different sources.

What does little mean?

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Noun Plural: littles
little - a small amount or duration; "he accepted the little they gave him"
Adjective little, less, least
little - (of a voice) faint; "a little voice"; "a still small voice"
		small
		soft not brilliant or glaring; "the moon cast soft shadows"; "soft pastel colors"; "subdued lighting"
little - (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"; "there's slight chance that it will work"; "there's a slight chance it will work"
		slight
		much (quantifier used with mass nouns) great in quantity or degree or extent; "not much rain"; "much affection"; "much grain is in storage"
		less (comparative of `little' usually used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning not as great in amount or degree; "of less importance"; "less time to spend with the family"; "a shower uses less water"; "less than three years old"
little - 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"
little - lowercase; "little a"; "small a"; "e.e.cummings's poetry is written all in minuscule letters"
		minuscule, small
little - (of children and animals) young, immature; "what a big little boy you are"; "small children"
		small
Adverb
little - not much; "he talked little about his family"

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Wiktionary

little (Adverb)
Not much.
little (Adjective)
Small in size.
little (Adjective)
Insignificant, trivial.
little (Adjective)
Very young.
little (Adjective)
Younger.
little (Adjective)
Small in amount or number, having few members.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

little (a.)
Small in size or extent; not big; diminutive; -- opposed to big or large; as, a little body; a little animal; a little piece of ground; a little hill; a little distance; a little child.
little (a.)
Short in duration; brief; as, a little sleep.
little (a.)
Small in quantity or amount; not much; as, a little food; a little air or water.
little (a.)
Small in dignity, power, or importance; not great; insignificant; contemptible.
little (a.)
Small in force or efficiency; not strong; weak; slight; inconsiderable; as, little attention or exertion;little effort; little care or diligence.
little (a.)
Small in extent of views or sympathies; narrow; shallow; contracted; mean; illiberal; ungenerous.
little (n.)
That which is little; a small quantity, amount, space, or the like.
little (n.)
A small degree or scale; miniature.
little (adv.)
In a small quantity or degree; not much; slightly; somewhat; -- often with a preceding it.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

little
Small quantity.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

little
lit′l, adj. (comp. Less; superl. Least) small in quantity or extent: weak, poor: brief.—n. that which is small in quantity or extent: a small space.—adv. in a small quantity or degree: not much.—ns. Litt′le-ease, discomfort, misery: a form of punishment, as the stocks; Litt′le-end′ian, one of the Lilliputian party who opposed the Big-endians, maintaining that boiled eggs should be cracked at the little end; Litt′le-go (see Go); Litt′leness; Litt′le-off′ice, a short service of psalms, hymns, collects, &c.—adj. Litt′leworth, worthless.—By little and little, by degrees; In little, on a small scale; Not a little, considerably. [A.S. lýtel.]

Proverbs DictionaryProverbs Dictionary 📗

little
Little and often fills the purse.
little
Little mother, little daughter.

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little, noun, singular of littles.
little, adjective.

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Definition of little Little

What does little mean?

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