little

/หˆlษ˜tlฬฉ/

IPA: /L IH1 T AH0 L/

noun
  1. 1

    A small amount.

    โ€œCan I try a little of that sauce?โ€

adjective
  1. 1

    Small in size.

    โ€œThis is a little table.โ€

  2. 2

    Insignificant, trivial.

    โ€œIt's of little importance.โ€

  3. 3

    Very young.

    โ€œDid he tell you any embarrassing stories about when she was little?โ€

  4. 4

    (of a sibling) Younger.

    โ€œThis is my little sister.โ€

  5. 5

    (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.

  6. 6

    Small in amount or number, having few members.

    โ€œlittle money;ย  little herdโ€

  7. 7

    Short in duration; brief.

    โ€œI feel better after my little sleep.โ€

  8. 8

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

adverb
  1. 1

    Not much.

    โ€œThis is a little known fact.โ€ƒ She spoke little and listened less.โ€

  2. 2

    Not at all.

    โ€œI was speaking ill of Fred; little did I know that he was right behind me, listening in.โ€

Antonyms

pronoun
  1. 1

    Not much; not a large amount.

    โ€œLittle is known about his early life.โ€

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/little