Another word for little
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Adjective
Notably below average in amount, size, or scope
- somewhat small; not large
- Being below average in size:
- Being below average in quantity or extent:
- Limited in importance or significance; trivial:
- Short and slender. Used of a girl or woman.
- Small in size or scope; tiny:
- A clothing size for short, slender women.
- Any of various breeds of very small domesticated fowl that are often miniatures of members of larger breeds.
- A small but aggressive and spirited person.
- Diminutive; miniature.
See also:Not of great importance
- Not important; insignificant or petty.
- Of little significance or value.
- Concerned with or involving unimportant matters; superficial:
- Of, relating to, or being the solution of an equation in which every variable is equal to zero.
- Lacking in importance; trivial.
- Lacking power, position, or value; worthy of little regard.
- Small in size or amount.
- Lacking importance.
- Not following from premises or evidence; illogical.
- A triviality.
- Having no importance or significance.
- Inconsistent or illogical:
- Proceeding without a natural or logical sequence; haphazard:
See also:Not broad or elevated in scope or understanding
- Having a narrow or selfish attitude.
- Characterized by pettiness or selfishness.
- Being below average in size:
- Being below average in quantity or extent:
- Limited in importance or significance; trivial:
- Of small importance; trivial:
- Narrow-minded or ungenerous, especially in trifling matters:
- Of lesser importance or rank; subordinate:
- Lacking tolerance, breadth of view, or sympathy; petty.
- Of small or limited width, especially in comparison with length.
- Limited in area or scope; cramped.
- Lacking flexibility; rigid:
- Confined or restricted within certain limits:
- Not attaining the highest goals or achievement:
- Having only mediocre talent or range of ability:
Not yet large in size because of incomplete growth
- Being below average in size:
- Being below average in quantity or extent:
- Limited in importance or significance; trivial:
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Adverb
At rare intervals
- At an occasional, infrequent, or irregular frequency
- Not often; infrequently or rarely.
- Infrequent; rare:
- Not often; infrequently:
- In an unusual degree; exceptionally:
- With uncommon excellence:
- Now and then; from time to time.
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Another word for little
Modifier
Small in size
Small in quantity
- Not sufficient; inadequate.
- Too small or unimportant to merit attention or consideration; trivial.
- Too small to be noticed or make a significant difference; negligible:
See also:Few in number
- Insufficient to meet a demand or requirement; short in supply:
- Hard to find; absent or rare:
- Barely or hardly; scarcely.
See also:Brief
- Unexpectedly sudden:
- Surprisingly curt; brusque:
- Touching on one subject after another with sudden transitions:
- Characterized by clear, precise expression in few words; concise and terse:
- Encircled as if by a girdle; girded.
- Expressing much in few words; clear and succinct.
See also:Small in importance
- Too small or unimportant to merit attention or consideration; trivial.
- Lacking in importance; trivial.
- Lacking power, position, or value; worthy of little regard.
- Small in size or amount.
- Of little worth or importance.
- Frivolous or foolish:
Small in character
- Of small importance; trivial:
- Narrow-minded or ungenerous, especially in trifling matters:
- Of lesser importance or rank; subordinate:
- To be used to convey; denote:
- To act as a symbol of; signify or represent:
- To intend to convey or indicate:
- The lowest or bottom part:
- The part of a plant or animal organ that is nearest to its point of attachment.
- The point of attachment of such an organ.
Weak
- Of less than normal or sufficient size.
- having the characteristics of a runt
- diminutive
- simple past tense and past participle of stunt
- prevented from growing or developing
- (medicine) low height-for-age (for a person).
Noun
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- The least bit; an iota:
- a small amount; bit
- Something of little importance or value.
- A small amount; a jot.
- A dessert typically consisting of plain or sponge cake soaked in sherry, rum, or brandy and topped with layers of jam or jelly, custard, and whipped cream.
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Idioms:
make little of
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