Analysis Complete

little

/ little /
noun/adjective satellite

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a small amount or duration
"he accepted the little they gave him"
Type of:
small indefinite quantity small indefinite amount
adjective satellite Sense 2
small in a way that arouses feelings (of tenderness or its opposite depending on the context)
"a nice little job"
"bless your little heart"
"my dear little mother"
"a sweet little deal"
"I''m tired of your petty little schemes"
"filthy little tricks"
Similar:
emotional
adjective satellite Sense 3
(of a voice) faint
"a little voice"
"a still small voice"
Similar:
soft
adjective satellite Sense 4
lowercase
"little a"
"small a"
"e.e.cummings''s poetry is written all in minuscule letters"
Similar:
lowercase
adjective satellite Sense 5
not fully grown
"what a big little boy you are"
"small children"
Similar:
young immature
adverb Sense 6
not much
"he talked little about his family"
adjective Sense 7
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
"a little dining room"
"a little house"
"a small car"
"a little (or small) group"
"a small voice"
Similar:
bantam diminutive lilliputian midget petite tiny flyspeck bitty
Opposites:
large big
adjective satellite Sense 8
of short duration or distance
"a brief stay in the country"
"in a little while"
"it''s a little way away"
Similar:
short
adjective satellite Sense 9
(informal terms) small and of little importance
"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"
"Mickey Mouse regulations"
"a dispute over nig"
Similar:
unimportant
Domain:
colloquialism
Semantic Complexity
92%
Sense Count
9
Total Synonyms
15
Total Relationships
19
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

small indefinite quantity small indefinite amount emotional soft lowercase young immature bantam diminutive lilliputian midget petite