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lit·tle
 little
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- pronunciation:
- lI
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 l
- parts of speech:
- adjective, adverb, noun
- phrases:
- a little, little by little
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
less, lesser, littler, least, littlest |
| definition 1: |
small in size.
The kittens are still little, but they are growing fast.
- synonyms:
- small
- antonyms:
- big, great, large
- similar words:
- short, tiny
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| definition 2: |
young.
He is still too little to go to school.- synonyms:
- young
- antonyms:
- old
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| definition 3: |
not much.
We have little money.They have little time to finish the job.- antonyms:
- much
- similar words:
- short, slight
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| part of speech: |
adverb |
| inflections: |
less, least |
| definition 1: |
only to small extent or degree.
He sleeps very little at night.She ate little when she was sick.- synonyms:
- barely, hardly, just
- antonyms:
- far, much
- similar words:
- slightly
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| definition 2: |
not very often.
We see each other very little now.- synonyms:
- seldom
- antonyms:
- much, often
- similar words:
- hardly
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| phrase: |
a little |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
only a small amount or part.
We finished little yesterday because we were tired.Little of the land around here has trees.I ate little of the cake because the kids ate almost all of it. |
| phrase: |
little by little |
| derivation: |
littleness (n.) |
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