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Definitions for Little

[1] small in size; not big; not large; tiny: a little desk in the corner of the room.
[2] short in duration; not extensive; short; brief: a little while.
[3] small in number: a little group of scientists.
[4] small in amount or degree; not much: little hope.
[5] of a certain amount; appreciable (usually preceded by a ): We're having a little difficulty.
[6] being such on a small scale: little farmers.
[7] younger or youngest: He's my little brother.
[8] not strong, forceful, or loud; weak: a little voice.
[9] small in consideration, importance, position, affluence, etc.: little discomforts; tax reductions to help the little fellow.
[10] mean, narrow, or illiberal: a little mind.
[11] endearingly small or considered as such: Bless your little heart!
[12] amusingly small or so considered: a funny little way of laughing.
[13] contemptibly small, petty, mean, etc., or so considered: filthy little political tricks.
[14] not at all (used before a verb): He little knows what awaits him.
[15] in only a small amount or degree; not much; slightly: a little-known work of art; little better than a previous effort.
[16] seldom; rarely; infrequently: We see each other very little.
[17] a small amount, quantity, or degree: They did little to make him comfortable. If you want some ice cream, there's a little in the refrigerator.
[18] a short distance: It's down the road a little.
[19] a short time: Stay here for a little.
[20] in little , on a small scale; in miniature: a replica in little of Independence Hall.
[21] little by little , by small degrees; gradually: The water level rose little by little.
[22] make little of , belittle: to make little of one's troubles. to understand or interpret only slightly: Scholars made little of the newly discovered text.
[23] not a little , to a great extent; very much; considerably: It tired me not a little to stand for three hours.
[24] think little of , to treat casually; regard as trivial: They think little of driving 50 miles to see a movie.
[25] (often preceded by a) a small quantity, extent, or duration of the little hope there is left ; very little milk (as pronoun ) save a little for me
[26] not much little damage was done
[27] make little of See make of (def. 3)
[28] not a little very a lot
[29] quite a little a considerable amount
[30] think little of to have a low opinion of
[31] of small or less than average size
[32] young a little boy ; our little ones
[33] endearingly familiar; dear my husband's little ways
[34] contemptible, mean, or disagreeable your filthy little mind
[35] (of a region or district) resembling another country or town in miniature little Venice
[36] little game a person's secret intention or business so that's his little game!
[37] no little considerable
[38] (usually preceded by a) in a small amount; to a small extent or degree; not a lot to laugh a little
[39] (used preceding a verb) not at all, or hardly he little realized his fate
[40] not much or often we go there very little now
[41] little by little by small degrees

Words related to Little

scant, insufficient, slight, meager, limited, barely, seldom, rarely, hardly, touch, taste, bit, hint, infant, short, dinky, wee, petite, diminutive, light

Words nearby Little

litteratim, litterbag, litterbug, littermate, littery, little, little abaco, little alföld, little alliance, little america, little auk

Origin of Little

before 900; Middle English, Old English lȳtel (lȳt few, small + -el diminutive suffix), cognate with Dutch luttel, Old High German luzzil, Old Norse lītill

Other words from Little

lit·tlish [lit -l-ish, lit -lish] /ˈlɪt l ɪʃ, ˈlɪt lɪʃ/ , adjective
lit·tle·ness , noun

Word origin for Little

Old English lӯtel; related to lӯr few, Old High German luzzil

Synonyms for Little

insufficient, limited, meager, scant, slight, Lilliputian, bantam, brief, diminutive, dinky, infant, infinitesimal, junior, light, mini, miniature, minute, peanut, petite, short, snub, toy, wee, young, babyish, cramped, elfin, embryonic, fleeting, hardly any, hasty, immature, imperceptible, inappreciable, inconsiderable, microscopic, not big, not large, short-lived, shrimpy, shriveled, skimpy, sparse, stubby, stunted, teeny, tiny, truncated, undersized, undeveloped, wizened