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