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little
small in a way that arouses feelings (of tenderness or its opposite depending on the context)
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adjective
small in a way that arouses feelings (of tenderness or its opposite depending on the context)
“a nice little job”
adjective
(informal) small and of little importance
“a fiddling sum of money”
adjective
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
“a little dining room”
adjective
(of a voice) faint
“a little voice”
adjective
lowercase
“little a”
adjective
(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”
adjective
(of children and animals) young, immature
“what a big little boy you are”
adjective
low in stature; not tall; describing something or someone with a stature less than normal
“he was short and stocky”
adverb
not much
“he talked little about his family”
noun
a small amount or duration
“he accepted the little they gave him”
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a nice little job
bless your little heart
my dear little mother
a sweet little deal
I'm tired of your petty little schemes
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
a little dining room
a little house
a small car
a little (or small) group
a little voice
a still small voice
little a
small a
e.e.cummings's poetry is written all in minuscule letters
little rain fell in May
gave it little thought
little time is left
we still have little money
a little hope remained
what a big little boy you are
small children
he was short and stocky
short in stature
a short smokestack
a little man
he talked little about his family
he accepted the little they gave him
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