Little - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈlɪtl|  American pronunciation of the word little
Brit.  |ˈlɪt(ə)l|  British pronunciation of the word little

noun

- a small amount or duration
he accepted the little they gave him

adjective

- (of children and animals) young, immature (syn: small)
what a big little boy you are
- (informal) small and of little importance (syn: fiddling, footling, lilliputian, niggling, petty, picayune, piddling, trivial)
a little (or small) matter
- (of a voice) faint (syn: small)
a little voice
- lowercase (syn: minuscule, small)
little a
- 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

adverb

- not much
he talked little about his family

Extra examples

I have very little money, so I can't lend you any.

I have less money than I did before.

I got very little sleep last night.

There's little hope of a rescue now.

You have little choice but to pay attention.

The new version bears little resemblance to the original.

These programs have very little chance of succeeding.

These trinkets have little or no value.

We're having a little party this weekend.

A little group of people

She works very little and sleeps even less.

Please speak as little as possible.

We had little more than we needed.

His art is little known in this country.

...there's just a little of the pie left...

Word forms

adjective
comparative: littler
superlative: littlest
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