little
Small, not large, limited, particularly
Adjective 2 meanings
Small, not large, limited, particularly
Small, not large, limited
“This is a little table.”
Adverb 2 meanings
Not much.
“This is a little-known fact: the new model is little faster than the old one.”
Not at all.
“Little did he know that the burglar was creeping upstairs at that very moment.”
Determiner 1 meaning
Not much, only a little: only a small amount (of).
“There is (very) little water left.”
Pronoun 1 meaning
Not much; not a large amount.
“Little is known about his early life.”
Noun 3 meanings
A small amount.
“I hope the little we've done will be useful.”
A child, particularly an infant.
An adult in a child-like role, or in the more junior of two paired roles.
Etymology
From Middle English litel, litell, luitel, lutel, lutil, luytel, from Old English lȳtel, lyttel, from Proto-West Germanic *lūtil (“little”), from *lūtan (“to bow down, lout”), from Proto-Germanic *lūtaną (“to bow down, lout”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewd- (“to bend, crouch, duck”), equivalent to lout + -le.
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LITTLE at a glance
LITTLE has 6 letters and scores 6 points in Scrabble (L 1 + I 1 + T 1 + T 1 + L 1 + E 1) and 8 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #162 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with little
All rhymesOne letter away
- TITTLE6
- KITTLE10
- VITTLE9
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