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little
('l/I/t/-/l )

adjective (a)

  • limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent(adj.all)
    Example:
    A little dining room.
    A little house.
    A little (or small) group.
    Synonym:
    small
    Antonym:
    big, large
    source: wordnet30
  • (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with `a') at least some(adj.all)
    Example:
    Little rain fell in May.
    Gave it little thought.
    Little time is left.
    We still have little money.
    A little hope remained.
    Synonym:
    slight
    Antonym:
    much
    source: wordnet30
  • low in stature; not tall(adj.all)
    Example:
    A little man.
    Synonym:
    short
    Antonym:
    tall
    source: wordnet30
  • 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.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

noun (n)

  • a small amount or duration(noun.quantity)
    Example:
    He accepted the little they gave him.
    source: wordnet30
  • That which is little; a small quantity, amount, space, or the like.(noun)
    source: webster1913

adverb (r)

  • not much(adv.all)
    Example:
    He talked little about his family.
    source: wordnet30
  • In a small quantity or degree; not much; slightly; somewhat; -- often with a preceding it.(adverb)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

  • (of children and animals) young, immature(adj.all)
    Example:
    What a big little boy you are.
    source: wordnet30
  • (informal) small and of little importance(adj.all)
    Example:
    A little (or small) matter.
    Synonym:
    fiddling, footling, lilliputian, niggling, petty, picayune, piddling, piffling, trivial
    source: wordnet30
  • (of a voice) faint(adj.all)
    Example:
    A little voice.
    source: wordnet30
  • lowercase(adj.all)
    Example:
    Little a.
    Synonym:
    minuscule, small
    source: wordnet30
  • small in a way that arouses feelings (of tenderness or its opposite depending on the context)(adj.all)
    Example:
    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.
    source: wordnet30
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