Definitions for littleness
lit·tle·ness

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. smallness, littlenessnoun

   the property of having a relatively small size

2. smallness, littlenessnoun

   the property of having relatively little strength or vigor

   "the smallness of her voice"

3. pettiness, littleness, smallnessnoun

   lack of generosity in trifling matters

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. littlenessnoun

   The property of being little, smallness.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Littlenessnoun

   Etymology: from little.

   1. Smalness of bulk.

   All trying, by a love of littleness,
   To make abridgments, and to draw to less;
   Even that nothing which at first we were. John Donne.

   We may suppose a great many degrees of littleness and lightness in these earthy particles, so as many of them might float in the air. Thomas Burnet, Theory of the Earth.

   2. Meanness; want of grandeur.

   The English and French, in verse, are forced to raise their language with metaphors, by the pompousness of the whole phrase, to wear off any littleness that appears in the particular parts. Joseph Addison, Remarks on Italy.

   3. Want of dignity.

   The angelick grandeur, by being concealed, does not awaken our poverty, nor mortify our littleness so much, as if it was always displayed. Jeremy Collier, of Envy.

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1. littleness

   Littleness is the quality or state of being small in size, amount, or degree. It often refers to physical size, but can also refer to a small quantity or lack of importance or significance.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Littlenessnoun

   the state or quality of being little; as, littleness of size, thought, duration, power, etc

Matched Categories

1. • Size
   • Weakness

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of littleness in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of littleness in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of littleness in a Sentence

1. Mara Mitchell:

   When we are chafed and fretted by small cares, a look at the stars will show us the littleness of our own intersts.

2. William Hazlitt, on the Pleasure of Hating:

   ...greatness sympathises with greatness, and littleness shrinks into itself.

3. Thomas Carlyle, Heroes and Hero Worship, 1840:

   No sadder proof can be given by man of his own littleness than disbelief in great men.

4. Author Unknown:

   Desire for security keeps littleness little and threatens the great with smallness.

5. Joseph Conrad:

   Having had to encounter single-handed during his period of eclipse many physical dangers, he was well aware of the most dangerous element common to them all: of the crushing, paralysing sense of human littleness, which is what really defeats a human struggling with natural forces, alone, far from the eyes of his fellows.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=littleness
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Littleness
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=littleness
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/littleness