adjective. undefined

adjective. Small in size.

adjective. Small in quantity or extent: synonym: small.

adjective. Short in extent or duration; brief.

adjective. Unimportant; trivial.

adjective. Narrow; petty.

adjective. Having scant power or influence; of minor status.

adjective. undefined

adjective. Being at an early stage of growth; young.

adjective. Younger or youngest. Used especially of a sibling.

adverb. Not much; scarcely.

adverb. Not in the least; not at all.

noun. A small quantity or amount.

noun. Something much less than all.

noun. A short distance or time.

idiom. (a little) Somewhat; a bit.

idiom. (little by little) By small degrees or increments; gradually.

To become little or less.

To make less. Compare belittle.

In a small quantity or degree; not much; slightly.

Not large or much.

Not large in number; having few constituent, members or parts: as, a little army or fleet; a little city.

Not much; of small amount, quantity, or degree; restricted; limited: as, a little food or drink; little joy or happiness; little influence.

Not of great extent or duration; not long; short in space or time; brief: as, a little way or distance; a little while.

Not great; small in consideration, dignity, consequence, etc.; petty; inconsiderable; insignificant: as, a little office; little affairs; a little accident.

Hence— Petty in character; mean; narrow; wanting breadth or largeness: as, a little soul or mind.

Synonyms Minute, tiny.

and Scanty, slender, moderate.

Insignificant, contemptible, weak. See littleness.

noun. A small quantity, amount, space, or the like.

adverb. In a small quantity or degree; not much; slightly; somewhat; -- often with a preceding it.

noun. That which is little; a small quantity, amount, space, or the like.

noun. A small degree or scale; miniature.

adjective. Small in size or extent; not big; diminutive; -- opposed to big or large

adjective. Short in duration; brief.

adjective. Small in quantity or amount; not much

adjective. Small in dignity, power, or importance; not great; insignificant; contemptible.

adjective. Small in force or efficiency; not strong; weak; slight; inconsiderable

adjective. Small in extent of views or sympathies; narrow; shallow; contracted; mean; illiberal; ungenerous.

adjective. See Chief hare.

adjective. an Englishman opposed to territorial expansion of the British Empire. See Antiimperialism, above.

adjective. undefined

adjective. the fourth and smallest finger of the hand.

adjective. a public examination about the middle of the course, which is less strict and important than the final one; -- called also smalls. Cf. Great go, under Great.

adjective. the offices of prime, tierce, sext, and nones. Vespers and compline are sometimes included.

adjective. the quahog, or round clam.

adjective. undefined

adjective. young children.

adjective. Small in size.

adjective. Insignificant, trivial.

"By the end, it's almost arbitrary which is little comfort, I know, but hopefully it is, well....a *little* comfort"

big  large  much  

a little  by little and little  in little  into little  little assimilations  

Lilliputian  atomic  bantam  bittie  bitty  

a little  little by little  

small indefinite amount  small indefinite quantity  

acquittal  belittle  bittle  brittle  committal  

call  cold  every  few  fine  

Lilliputian  a bit  a breath  a little  abject