Little Definition
lĭtl
least, less, lesser, littler, littles, littlest
adjective
littler, littlest, lesser, least
Small in size; not big, large, or great.
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Small in amount, number, or degree; not much.
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Short in duration or distance; brief; not long.
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Small in importance or power.
The rights of the little man.
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Trivial; trifling.
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Synonyms:
adverb
Not much; scarcely.
Works long hours, sleeping little.
American Heritage
In a small degree; to a slight extent; only slightly; not much.
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Not in the least.
He little suspects the plot.
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Antonyms:
noun
Small amount, degree, etc.
A little crazy.
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Not much.
Little will be done about it.
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A short time or distance.
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pronoun
A surname.
Wiktionary
idiom
a little
- Somewhat; a bit:
felt a little better.
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little by little
- By small degrees or increments; gradually.
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in little
- on a small scale; in miniature
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little by little
- by slow degrees or small amounts; gradually
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make little of
- to treat as not very important; depreciate
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Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Little
- a little
- little by little
- in little
- little by little
- make little of
- not a little
- some little
Origin of Little
Middle English from Old English lȳtel
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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