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little

/ˈlɪt.əl/

Translations

littleadjective

smaller

Comp.

smallest

Super.

/ˈlɪt.əl/

Synonyms

Antonyms

littledeterminer

/ˈlɪt.əl/

(quantifier – with uncountable nouns – negative meaning)

Synonyms

not much

hardly any

scarcely any

a small amount of

Antonyms

much

a lot of

plenty of

a great deal of

littlepronoun

/ˈlɪt.əl/

(quantifier – without nouns – uncountable – negative meaning)

Synonyms

not much

hardly anything

very little

Antonyms

plenty

a lot

much

littleadverb

/ˈlɪt.əl/

/ˈlɪt̬.əl/

(modifier – small degree)

Synonyms

to a small extent

Definitions

littleadjective

Small in size or extent; not big or large.

The little dog barked at the stranger.

Young or small in age.

Her little brother is starting school this year.

Insignificant or of minor importance.

He made a little mistake in his calculations.

littledeterminer

Used before uncountable nouns to indicate a small amount (often implying 'not enough').

He has little experience.

littlepronoun

Used alone to refer to a small amount of something already mentioned or understood.

I could understand very little of what he said.

littleadverb

Used to modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs to indicate a small degree or amount.

I slept little last night.