LITTLE
\lˈɪtə͡l], \lˈɪtəl], \l_ˈɪ_t_əl]\
Definitions of LITTLE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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a small amount or duration; "he accepted the little they gave him"
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not much; "he talked little about his family"
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small in a way that arouses feelings (of tenderness or its opposite depending on the context); "a nice little job"; "bless your little heart"; "my dear little mother"; "a sweet little deal"; "I'm tired of your petty little schemes"; "filthy little tricks"; "what a nasty little situation"
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limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a little dining room"; "a little house"; "a small car"; "a little (or small) group"; "a small voice"
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lowercase; "little a"; "small a"; "e.e.cummings's poetry is written all in minuscule letters"
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(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"; "gave it little thought"; "little hope remained"; "little time is left"; "we still have little money"; "a little hope remained"; "a little time is left"
By Princeton University
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a small amount or duration; "he accepted the little they gave him"
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not much; "he talked little about his family"
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limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a little dining room"; "a little house"; "a small car"; "a little (or small) group"; "a small voice"
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lowercase; "little a"; "small a"; "e.e.cummings's poetry is written all in minuscule letters"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Less.
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Short in duration; brief; as, a little sleep.
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Small in quantity or amount; not much; as, a little food; a little air or water.
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Small in dignity, power, or importance; not great; insignificant; contemptible.
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Small in force or efficiency; not strong; weak; slight; inconsiderable; as, little attention or exertion;little effort; little care or diligence.
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Small in extent of views or sympathies; narrow; shallow; contracted; mean; illiberal; ungenerous.
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That which is little; a small quantity, amount, space, or the like.
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A small degree or scale; miniature.
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Small in size or extent; not big; diminutive; - opposed to big or large; as, a little body; a little animal; a little piece of ground; a little hill; a little distance; a little child.
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In a small quantity or degree; not much; slightly; somewhat; - often with a preceding it.
By Oddity Software
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Less.
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Short in duration; brief; as, a little sleep.
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Small in quantity or amount; not much; as, a little food; a little air or water.
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Small in dignity, power, or importance; not great; insignificant; contemptible.
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Small in force or efficiency; not strong; weak; slight; inconsiderable; as, little attention or exertion;little effort; little care or diligence.
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Small in extent of views or sympathies; narrow; shallow; contracted; mean; illiberal; ungenerous.
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That which is little; a small quantity, amount, space, or the like.
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A small degree or scale; miniature.
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Small in size or extent; not big; diminutive; - opposed to big or large; as, a little body; a little animal; a little piece of ground; a little hill; a little distance; a little child.
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In a small quantity or degree; not much; slightly; somewhat; - often with a preceding it.
By Noah Webster.
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Less.
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Small in size, quantity, dignity, or importance; brief in time; insignificant; ing; mean.
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In a small degree; not ch.
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That which is small in size, quantity.
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Least.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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(comp. LESS; superl. LEAST) Small in quantity or extent: weak, poor: brief.
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That which is small in quantity or extent: a small space.
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In a small quantity or degree: not much.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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