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little

/ˈlɪ.tl̩/noun, adjective, adverb2 syllables

Little means: limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent.

Synonyms for little70

adjective, as in limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

small, atomic, subatomic, bantam, diminutive, lilliputian, midget, petite, tiny, flyspeck, bitty, bittie, teensy, teentsy
and 11 more, teeny, wee, weeny, weensy, teensy-weensy, teeny-weeny, itty-bitty, itsy-bitsy, dinky, insignificant, dwarfish

adjective, as in low in stature; not tall; describing something or someone with a stature less than normal

short, chunky, dumpy, low-set, squat, squatty, stumpy, compact, heavyset, stocky, thick, thickset, half-length, pint-size
and 8 more, pint-sized, runty, sawed-off, sawn-off, short-stalked, squab, squabby, low

adjective, as in (informal) small and of little importance

fiddling, footling, lilliputian, niggling, piddling, piffling, petty, picayune, trivial, unimportant

adjective, as in (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with ‘a’) at least some

slight, small, less

adjective, as in (of children and animals) young, immature

small, young, immature

adjective, as in lowercase

minuscule, small, lowercase

adjective, as in (of a voice) faint

small, soft

adjective, as in small in a way that arouses feelings (of tenderness or its opposite depending on the context)

emotional

also used for little

fun size, fun-sized, ickle, lit'l, modest, mini

Includes material from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Opposites of little

big, much

What does little mean?10

adjective

1

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent“a little dining room”

2

low in stature; not tall; describing something or someone with a stature less than normal“he was short and stocky”

3

(informal) small and of little importance“a fiddling sum of money”

4

(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”

5

(of children and animals) young, immature“what a big little boy you are”

6

lowercase“little a”

7

(of a voice) faint“a little voice”

8

small in a way that arouses feelings (of tenderness or its opposite depending on the context)“a nice little job”

noun

1

a small amount or duration“he accepted the little they gave him”

adverb

1

not much“he talked little about his family”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with little?2

two syllables

brittle

three syllables

acquittal
Show 40 near rhymes
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Little in a sentence

  • We enjoyed seeing the city, but we got a little tired.CK
  • Indeed he may be a little dull, but he is diligent.User105223
  • In general, little girls are fond of dolls.CS
  • Little by little, you will notice improvement in your writings.AlanF_US
  • In general, little is known about nonlinear second order differential equations.Zifre
  • Generally speaking, little girls are fond of dolls.CK
  • Left alone, the little girl began to cry.CK
  • Crying loudly, the little girl hurried to the door.al_ex_an_der

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of little

as a noun

plural
littles

as a adjective

comparative
littler
superlative
littlest

as a adverb

comparative
less
superlative
least