Little meaning

What does “little” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“little” is a noun, adjective and adverb with 10 meanings. Its most common meaning is: a small amount or duration.

little

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
“a little dining room”
“a little house”
Synonymssmall
Oppositesbig
(quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with `a') at least some
“little rain fell in May”
“gave it little thought”
Synonymsslight
Oppositesmuch
(of children and animals) young, immature
“what a big little boy you are”
“small children”
Synonymssmall
(informal) small and of little importance
“a fiddling sum of money”
“a footling gesture”
Synonymsfiddling footling lilliputian niggling piddling piffling petty picayune
(of a voice) faint
“a little voice”
“a still small voice”
Synonymssmall
low in stature; not tall
“he was short and stocky”
“short in stature”
Synonymsshort
lowercase
“little a”
“small a”
Synonymsminuscule small
small in a way that arouses feelings (of tenderness or its opposite depending on the context)
“a nice little job”
“bless your little heart”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University