ALL meanings of little
lit·tle
L l - adjective little small in size; not big; not large; tiny: a little desk in the corner of the room. 1
- adjective little short in duration; not extensive; short; brief: a little while. 1
- adjective little small in number: a little group of scientists. 1
- adjective little small in amount or degree; not much: little hope. 1
- adjective little of a certain amount; appreciable (usually preceded by a): We're having a little difficulty. 1
- adjective little being such on a small scale: little farmers. 1
- adjective little younger or youngest: He's my little brother. 1
- adjective little not strong, forceful, or loud; weak: a little voice. 1
- adjective little small in consideration, importance, position, affluence, etc.: little discomforts; tax reductions to help the little fellow. 1
- adjective little mean, narrow, or illiberal: a little mind. 1
- adjective little endearingly small or considered as such: Bless your little heart! 1
- adjective little amusingly small or so considered: a funny little way of laughing. 1
- adjective little contemptibly small, petty, mean, etc., or so considered: filthy little political tricks. 1
- adverb little not at all (used before a verb): He little knows what awaits him. 1
- adverb little in only a small amount or degree; not much; slightly: a little-known work of art; little better than a previous effort. 1
- adverb little seldom; rarely; infrequently: We see each other very little. 1
- noun little a small amount, quantity, or degree: They did little to make him comfortable. If you want some ice cream, there's a little in the refrigerator. 1
- noun little a short distance: It's down the road a little. 1
- noun little a short time: Stay here for a little. 1
- idioms little in little, on a small scale; in miniature: a replica in little of Independence Hall. 1
- idioms little little by little, by small degrees; gradually: The water level rose little by little. 1
- idioms little make little of, belittle: to make little of one's troubles. to understand or interpret only slightly: Scholars made little of the newly discovered text. 1
- idioms little not a little, to a great extent; very much; considerably: It tired me not a little to stand for three hours. 1
- idioms little think little of, to treat casually; regard as trivial: They think little of driving 50 miles to see a movie. 1
- noun little Small in size, amount, or degree (often used to convey an appealing diminutiveness or express an affectionate or condescending attitude). 1
- adjective little small in size 1
- adjective little not much 1
- adverb little slightly 1
- adverb little small amount 1
- adjective little sibling: younger 1
- adjective little person: short 1
- adjective little trivial 1
- adjective little mind: narrow 1
- adjective little endearingly small 1
- adjective little not very 1
- adverb little almost not at all 1
- noun Technical meaning of little A typeless language used to produce machine-independent software. LITTLE has been used to implement SETL. "Guide to the LITTLE Language", D. Shields, LITTLE Newsletter 33, Courant Inst (Aug 1977). 1
- determiner little You use little to indicate that there is only a very small amount of something. You can use 'so', 'too', and 'very' in front of little. 0
- determiner little Little is also a quantifier. 0
- determiner little Little is also a pronoun. 0
- adverb little Little means not very often or to only a small extent. 0
- determiner little A little of something is a small amount of it, but not very much. You can also say a very little. 0
- adverb little If you do something a little, you do it for a short time. 0
- adverb little A little or a little bit means to a small extent or degree. 0
- adjective little Little things are small in size. Little is slightly more informal than small. 0
- adjective little You use little to indicate that someone or something is small, in a pleasant and attractive way. 0
- adjective little A little child is young. 0
- adjective little Your little sister or brother is younger than you are. 0
- adjective little A little distance, period of time, or event is short in length. 0
- adjective little A little sound or gesture is quick. 0