little
/หlษtlฬฉ/IPA: /L IH1 T AH0 L/
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A small amount.
โCan I try a little of that sauce?โ
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Small in size.
โThis is a little table.โ
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Insignificant, trivial.
โIt's of little importance.โ
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Very young.
โDid he tell you any embarrassing stories about when she was little?โ
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(of a sibling) Younger.
โThis is my little sister.โ
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(also Little) Used with the name of a place, especially of a country or its capital, to denote a neighborhood whose residents or storekeepers are from that place.
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Small in amount or number, having few members.
โlittle money;ย little herdโ
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Short in duration; brief.
โI feel better after my little sleep.โ
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Small in extent of views or sympathies; narrow; shallow; contracted; mean; illiberal; ungenerous.
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Not much.
โThis is a little known fact.โ She spoke little and listened less.โ
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Not at all.
โI was speaking ill of Fred; little did I know that he was right behind me, listening in.โ
Antonyms
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Not much; not a large amount.
โLittle is known about his early life.โ
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