Little
Meaning of Little
adjective
- small in size, amount, or degree (often used to convey an appealing diminutiveness or express an affectionate or condescending attitude).
the plants will grow into little bushes
a little puppy dog
a boring little man
- a small amount of.
we got a little help from a training scheme
you only see a little of what he can do
- used to emphasize how small an amount is.
I have little doubt of their identity
there was very little time to be lost
he ate and drank very little
the rouble is worth so little these days
- to a small extent.
he reminded me a little of my parents
I was always a little afraid of her
- only to a small extent; not much or often (used for emphasis).
he was little known in this country
he had slept little these past weeks
Old English lȳtel, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch luttel, German dialect lützel .
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Hyphenation of Little
Lit-tle
- It consists of 2 syllables and 6 chars.
- Little is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
Little synonyms
Meaning small:
Meaning brief:
Meaning fiddling:
fiddling, footling, lilliputian, niggling, piddling, piffling, petty, picayune, trivial
Meaning minuscule:
Meaning having all the necessary components or features neatly fitted into a small space:
Meaning denoting a miniature version of something:
Meaning very small of its kind:
Meaning very small:
Meaning a period of time equal to sixty seconds or a sixtieth of an hour:
Meaning an object for a child to play with, typically a model or miniature replica of something:
Meaning comparatively small or immature of its kind:
Meaning on a small scale:
Meaning of less than the usual size:
Meaning denoting something, especially an animal or plant, that is much smaller than the usual size for its type or species:
Meaning designed or made in a smaller size than usual; very small:
Meaning (especially of a house or flat) small and elegant:
Meaning delicately small and pretty:
Meaning attractive in a pretty or endearing way:
Meaning having the pleasant taste characteristic of sugar or honey; not salt, sour, or bitter:
Meaning regarded with deep affection:
Meaning little:
Meaning tiny:
Meaning (of an object or place) attractively small and neat:
Meaning a child's word for little (often expressing endearment):
Meaning slightly drunk:
Meaning measuring a small distance from end to end:
Meaning small in degree; inconsiderable:
Meaning with opposite surfaces or sides that are close or relatively close together:
Meaning attractively small and dainty (used of a woman):
Meaning extremely or unusually small:
Meaning short and thickset; disproportionately broad or wide:
Meaning short and thick:
Meaning (of a person or their face) small and delicate, typically with a mischievous charm:
Meaning used in names of animals and plants that are much smaller than more typical kinds, e.g. pygmy shrew, pygmy water lily:
Meaning a chicken of a small breed, the cock of which is noted for its aggression:
Meaning (of a person or animal) very small; diminutive:
Meaning trivial or very small:
Meaning an unspecified amount or number of:
Meaning barely sufficient or adequate:
Meaning restricted in size, amount, or extent; few, small, or short:
Meaning limited in extent, number, scope, or action:
Meaning unassuming in the estimation of one's abilities or achievements:
Meaning of a minimum amount, quantity, or degree; negligible:
Meaning so small or unimportant as to be not worth considering; insignificant:
Meaning not enough; inadequate:
Meaning lacking the quality or quantity required; insufficient for a purpose:
Meaning to a small degree; not considerably:
Meaning in a faint manner; indistinctly:
Meaning from a distance; without physical contact:
Meaning in a way that is uncertain, indefinite or unclear; roughly:
Meaning to a certain extent; quite; fairly:
Meaning to a moderate extent or by a moderate amount; rather:
Meaning to the utmost or most absolute extent or degree; absolutely; completely:
Meaning with justice:
Meaning kind of:
Meaning to some extent:
Little antonyms
Meaning of considerable size or extent:
Meaning of considerable or relatively great size, extent, or capacity:
Meaning notably large in size, amount, or extent:
Anagrams of Little
Words that rhyme with Little
Battle, Seattle, attle, battle, berattle, brattle, cattle, disembattle, embattle, nattle, overbattle, pattle, prattle, prebattle, probattle, rattle, retattle, sattle, scrattle, seattle, spattle, sprattle, squattle, swattle, tattle, trattle, twattle, wattle, Nettle, Settle, benettle, dissettle, ettle, fettle, foresettle, kettle, langsettle, mettle, nettle, oversettle, pettle, presettle, resettle, settle, spettle, teakettle, undersettle, unmettle, unsettle, Doolittle
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