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lit·tle
 little
- pronunciation:
- lI
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 l
- parts of speech:
- adjective, adverb, noun
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
least, less, lesser, littler, littlest |
| definition 1: |
small in size.
a little bag- synonyms:
- small
- antonyms:
- big, great, large
- similar words:
- bantam, diminutive, miniature, minute, petite, pint-size, puny, short, teeny, tiny, undersized
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| definition 2: |
young.
a child too little to go to school- synonyms:
- small, young
- antonyms:
- big, old
- similar words:
- baby, childish, immature, puerile, youthful
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| definition 3: |
not much.
little moneylittle time left- synonyms:
- meager, scant
- antonyms:
- considerable, much, substantial
- similar words:
- exiguous, paltry, piddling, scanty, short, skimpy, slight, sparse
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| definition 4: |
of a certain extent or amount (prec. by a).
I had a little trouble starting the car.- synonyms:
- some
- antonyms:
- no
- similar words:
- slight
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| definition 5: |
brief in time.
in a little while- synonyms:
- brief, short
- antonyms:
- long
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| definition 6: |
not important; trivial or mean.
He has a little mind.- synonyms:
- limited, mean, narrow, petty, picayune, small
- antonyms:
- big, great, important, significant
- similar words:
- illiberal, inflexible, intolerant, provincial
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| related words: |
low, midget, toy, wee |
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| part of speech: |
adverb |
| inflections: |
least, less |
| definition 1: |
hardly at all.
He is little aware of her presence.- synonyms:
- barely, hardly, just, scarcely
- antonyms:
- far, greatly, much, well
- similar words:
- slightly
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| definition 2: |
infrequently; seldom.
He thinks of her little.- synonyms:
- infrequently, rarely, seldom
- antonyms:
- much, often
- similar words:
- hardly, uncommonly
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a small or insignificant amount.
We accomplished little.- synonyms:
- bit, jot, smidgen, tittle, touch, trace
- antonyms:
- a great) deal, a) lot, much
- similar words:
- dab, drop, shred, snippet, speck, trifle, whit
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| definition 2: |
a small distance.
A little down the road is our house.- similar words:
- bit
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| definition 3: |
a brief period of time.
We will leave in a little.- synonyms:
- bit, minute, moment, sec, second, trice
- similar words:
- flash, instant, wink
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| related words: |
dash, measure |
| derivation: |
littleness (n.) |
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