Word Meaning

little definition and meaning

a. 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.
a. Short in duration; brief; as, a little sleep.
a. Small in quantity or amount; not much; as, a little food; a little air or water.
a. Small in dignity, power, or importance; not great; insignificant; contemptible.
a. Small in force or efficiency; not strong; weak; slight; inconsiderable; as, little attention or exertion;little effort; little care or diligence.
a. Small in extent of views or sympathies; narrow; shallow; contracted; mean; illiberal; ungenerous.
n. That which is little; a small quantity, amount, space, or the like.
n. A small degree or scale; miniature.
adv. In a small quantity or degree; not much; slightly; somewhat; -- often with a preceding it.

Crossword clues for little

- Hardly ever
- I spy with my ... eye
- Meagre
- Not big
- Not much
- Not much for Clinton’s rock?
- Not often
- Not very
- Nursery rhyme, ... Miss Muffet
- Only just
- Small
- Tell it another way that’s short
- Tiny
- Very small