Definitions of LITTLE [ˈlɪt l]

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Definition of 'LITTLE'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (adj.) little
small in size; not big; tiny:
a little desk in the corner of the room.

2.  little
short in duration or extent; brief:
a little while.

3.  little
small in number:
a little group of scientists.

4.  little
small in amount or degree; not much:
little hope.

5.  little
of a certain amount; appreciable (usu. prec. by a):
We're having a little difficulty.

6.  little
being such on a small scale:
little farmers.

7.  little
younger or youngest:
my little brother.

8.  little
not strong, forceful, or loud; weak:
a little voice.

9.  little
minor; unimportant:
life's little discomforts.

10.  little
small in influence, position, affluence, etc.:
tax reductions to help the little wage earner.

11.  little
mean, narrow, or illiberal:
a little mind.

12.  little
endearingly small or so considered:
Bless your little heart!

13.  little
amusingly small or so considered:
a funny little way of laughing.

14.  little
contemptibly small, petty, mean, etc.:
filthy little tricks.

15. (adv.) little
not at all (used before a verb):
He little knows what awaits him.

16.  little
in only a small amount or degree; not much; slightly:
a little known work of art; little better than before.

17.  little
seldom; rarely; infrequently:
We see each other very little.

18. (n.) little
a small amount, quantity, or degree:
They did little to make us comfortable.

19.  little
a short distance:
It's down the road a little.

20.  little
a short time:
Stay here for a little.

Definition of 'LITTLE'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (adj) little
a small amount or duration
"he accepted the little they gave him"

2. (adj) small, little
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"

3. (adj) little(a), slight
(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 time is left"; "we still have little money"; "a little hope remained"; "there's slight chance that it will work"; "there's a slight chance it will work"

4. (adj) little, small
(of children and animals) young, immature
"what a big little boy you are"; "small children"

5. (adj) fiddling, footling, lilliputian, little, niggling, piddling, piffling, petty, picayune, trivial
(informal) small and of little importance
"a fiddling sum of money"; "a footling gesture"; "our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war"; "a little (or small) matter"; "a dispute over niggling details"; "limited to petty enterprises"; "piffling efforts"; "giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction"

6. (adj) little, small
(of a voice) faint
"a little voice"; "a still small voice"

7. (adj) short, little
low in stature; not tall
"he was short and stocky"; "short in stature"; "a short smokestack"; "a little man"

8. (adj) little, minuscule, small
lowercase
"little a"; "small a"; "e.e.cummings's poetry is written all in minuscule letters"

9. (adverb) little
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"

10. (adverb) little
not much
"he talked little about his family"

Definition of 'LITTLE'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (adjective) little
≠ big
a cute little rabbit; tiny little pieces of glass; There's only a little time left!; a period of very little rain

2.  little
≠ long
Sit down for a little while.; It's only a little farther.

3.  little
young
little girls and boys; When I was little, they called me Mikki.

4.  little
little sister/brother
a younger sister or brother
My little sister can be so annoying sometimes.

5.  little
not serious
We have a little problem with the schedule.

6. (pronoun) little
a small amount
I heard little of what he said.; We have plenty of wood - if you need some we can give you a little.

7. (adverb) little
not a lot, a small amount
a little known fact; She eats very little.; I'm a little worried.

8.  little
little by little
gradually
Little by little they came to love each other.

Definition of 'LITTLE'

Webster Dictionary

1. (adj) LITTLE
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

2. (adj) LITTLE
short in duration; brief; as, a little sleep

3. (adj) LITTLE
small in quantity or amount; not much; as, a little food; a little air or water

4. (adj) LITTLE
small in dignity, power, or importance; not great; insignificant; contemptible

5. (adj) LITTLE
small in force or efficiency; not strong; weak; slight; inconsiderable; as, little attention or exertion;little effort; little care or diligence

6. (adj) LITTLE
small in extent of views or sympathies; narrow; shallow; contracted; mean; illiberal; ungenerous

7. (adverb) LITTLE
in a small quantity or degree; not much; slightly; somewhat; -- often with a preceding it

8. (noun) LITTLE
that which is little; a small quantity, amount, space, or the like

9. (noun) LITTLE
a small degree or scale; miniature

Translation of 'LITTLE'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: small in size He is only a little boy; when she was little (= a child).
Afrikaans: klein	Arabic: صَغير	Bulgarian: малък
Brazilian: pequeno	Czech: malý	German: klein
Danish: lille	Greek: μικρός (σε μέγεθος)	Spanish: pequeño
Estonian: väike	Farsi: کوچک	Finnish: pieni
French: petit	Hebrew: קָטָן	Hindi: थोडा़
Croatian: malen	Hungarian: kicsi, kis	Indonesian: kecil
Icelandic: lítill	Italian: piccolo	Japanese: 小さい
Korean: (키가) 작은	Lithuanian: mažas	Latvian: mazs
Malay: kecil	Dutch: klein	Norwegian: liten
Polish: mały	Persian: ،كم سن کوچک	Pashto: وړوكى،كم عمره
Portuguese: pequeno	Romanian: mic	Russian: маленький
Slovak: malý	Slovenian: majhen	Serbian: mali
Swedish: liten	Thai: ตัวเล็ก	Turkish: küçük, ufak
Taiwanese: 小的	Ukrainian: маленький	Urdu: چھوٹا
Vietnamese: nhỏ bé	Chinese: 小的
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