little

/lˈɪtəl/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

adjective

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
“a little dining room”
(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”
(of children and animals) young, immature
“what a big little boy you are”
(informal) small and of little importance
“a fiddling sum of money”
(of a voice) faint
“a little voice”
low in stature; not tall
“he was short and stocky”
lowercase
“little a”
small in a way that arouses feelings (of tenderness or its opposite depending on the context)
“a nice little job”

adverb

noun

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