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lit·tle

little

 
pronunciation:
lI tl
parts of speech:
adjective, adverb, noun
phrases:
a little, little by little
part of speech: adjective
inflections: less, lesser, littler, least, littlest
definition 1: small in size.
The kittens are still little, but they are growing fast.
 
synonyms:
small
antonyms:
big, great, large
similar words:
short, tiny
definition 2: young.
He is still too little to go to school.
synonyms:
young
antonyms:
old
definition 3: not much.
We have little money.They have little time to finish the job.
antonyms:
much
similar words:
short, slight
 
part of speech: adverb
inflections: less, least
definition 1: only to small extent or degree.
He sleeps very little at night.She ate little when she was sick.
synonyms:
barely, hardly, just
antonyms:
far, much
similar words:
slightly
definition 2: not very often.
We see each other very little now.
synonyms:
seldom
antonyms:
much, often
similar words:
hardly
phrase: a little
 
part of speech: noun
definition: only a small amount or part.
We finished little yesterday because we were tired.Little of the land around here has trees.I ate little of the cake because the kids ate almost all of it.
phrase: little by little
derivation: littleness (n.)