fewest
Meaning of fewest
determiner, superlative adjectiveadjective, superlative adjective
- a small number of.
may I ask a few questions?
- used to emphasize how small a number is.
he had few friends
sewing was one of her few pleasures
comforts here are few
a population of fewer than two million
ask which products have the fewest complaints
- a small number of people or things.
I will recount a few of the stories told me
there are hundreds of applicants but only a few are selected
many believe it but only a few are prepared to say so
- used to emphasize how small a number of people or things is.
few thought to challenge these assumptions
he was one one of the few who survived
very few of the titles have any literary merit
Old English fēawe, fēawa, of Germanic origin; related to Old High German fao, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin paucus and Greek pauros ‘small’.
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Hyphenation of fewest
fewest
- It consists of 1 syllables and 6 chars.
- fewest is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
fewest synonyms
Meaning a small amount of:
Meaning (especially of food, money, or some other resource) insufficient for the demand:
Meaning barely sufficient or adequate:
Meaning small or insufficient in quantity or amount:
Meaning (of something provided or available) lacking in quantity or quality:
Meaning not enough; inadequate:
Meaning so small or unimportant as to be not worth considering; insignificant:
Meaning occurring or found at intervals or various locations rather than all together:
Meaning not occurring often; rare:
Meaning out of the ordinary; unusual:
Meaning (of an event, situation, or condition) not occurring very often:
Meaning occurring at irregular intervals or only in a few places; scattered or isolated:
fewest antonyms
Meaning a large number of:
Meaning existing in or yielding great quantities; abundant:
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Words that rhyme with fewest
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