Small in size or amount: The oed says of the word little: A small quantity or amount:
The Little Rascals 1994
We use them to mean ‘not as much as may be expected or wished for’. I find that i need very little sleep these. Something much less than all:
If you live in a little cottage, it means your house is very small, and quite possibly adorable.
Anything small, brief, young, or unimportant can be described as little. The difficulty is commonly evaded by resort to a synonym (as smaller, smallest); Little and few have negative meanings. A short distance or time:
A little down the road; A small amount of food or drink: (a) little and (a) few are quantifiers meaning ‘some’. I know little of their history.
1 little / ˈ lɪtl̟/ adjective less / ˈlɛs/ or lesser / ˈlɛsɚ/ also littler / ˈlɪtl̟ɚ/ ;
the adjective has no recognized mode of comparison. You can use 'so', 'too', and 'very' in front of little. A present that is not of great…. Least / ˈliːst/ also littlest / ˈlɪtl̟əst/ britannica dictionary definition of little 1 a :
In english, a little, little, a few, and few are used to describe small amounts of something, but they are used differently depending on whether the noun is countable or uncountable. I had little money and little free time. The meaning of little is not big. See examples of little used in a sentence.
How to use little in a sentence.
You use little to indicate that there is only a very small amount of something.
