little
English Thesaurus
1. a small amount or duration (noun.quantity)
2. small in a way that arouses feelings (of tenderness or its opposite depending on the context) (adj.all)
| similar | : | emotional, |
| definition | : | of more than usual emotion (adj.all) |
3. (informal) small and of little importance (adj.all)
| similar | : | unimportant, |
| definition | : | not important (adj.all) |
| domain usage | : | colloquialism, |
| definition | : | a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech (noun.communication) |
4. limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent (adj.all)
| similar | : | atomic, |
| definition | : | immeasurably small (adj.all) |
| similar | : | subatomic, |
| definition | : | of smaller than atomic dimensions (adj.all) |
| similar | : | bittie, bitty, itsy-bitsy, itty-bitty, teensy, teensy-weensy, teentsy, teeny, teeny-weeny, wee, weensy, weeny, |
| definition | : | (used informally) very small (adj.all) |
| similar | : | dinky, |
| definition | : | small and insignificant (adj.all) |
| similar | : | dwarfish, |
| definition | : | atypically small (adj.all) |
| similar | : | elfin, elflike, |
| definition | : | small and delicate (adj.all) |
| similar | : | gnomish, |
| definition | : | used of small deformed creatures (adj.all) |
| similar | : | half-size, |
| definition | : | half the usual or regular size (adj.all) |
| similar | : | lesser, |
| definition | : | smaller in size or amount or value (adj.all) |
| similar | : | micro, |
| definition | : | extremely small in scale or scope or capability (adj.all) |
| similar | : | miniature, |
| definition | : | being on a very small scale (adj.all) |
| similar | : | olive-sized, |
| definition | : | about the size of an olive (adj.all) |
| similar | : | puny, runty, shrimpy, |
| definition | : | (used especially of persons) of inferior size (adj.all) |
| similar | : | slender, slim, |
| definition | : | small in quantity (adj.all) |
| similar | : | littler, smaller, |
| definition | : | small or little relative to something else (adj.all) |
| similar | : | smallish, |
| definition | : | rather small (adj.all) |
| similar | : | small-scale, |
| definition | : | created or drawn on a small scale (adj.all) |
| attribute | : | size, |
| definition | : | the physical magnitude of something (how big it is) (noun.attribute) |
5. (of a voice) faint (adj.all)
| similar | : | soft, |
| definition | : | (of sound) relatively low in volume (adj.all) |
6. lowercase (adj.all)
| similar | : | lowercase, |
| definition | : | relating to small (not capitalized) letters that were kept in the lower half of a compositor's type case (adj.all) |
7. (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with `a') at least some (adj.all)
| similar | : | small, |
| definition | : | slight or limited; especially in degree or intensity or scope (adj.all) |
| also | : | less, |
| definition | : | (comparative of `little' usually used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning not as great in amount or degree (adj.all) |
8. (of children and animals) young, immature (adj.all)
| similar | : | immature, young, |
| definition | : | (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth (adj.all) |
9. low in stature; not tall (adj.all)
| similar | : | half-length, |
| definition | : | representing only the upper half of the body (adj.all) |
| similar | : | short-stalked, |
| definition | : | of plants having relatively short stalks (adj.all) |
| also | : | low, |
| definition | : | literal meanings; being at or having a relatively small elevation or upward extension (adj.all) |
| attribute | : | height, stature, |
| definition | : | (of a standing person) the distance from head to foot (noun.attribute) |
10. (informal) small and of little importance (adj.all)
11. limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent (adj.all)
| antonym | : | big, large, |
| definition | : | above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | littleness, smallness, |
| definition | : | the property of having a relatively small size (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | smallness, |
| definition | : | the property of being a relatively small amount (noun.attribute) |
12. (of a voice) faint (adj.all)
| derivation | : | littleness, smallness, |
| definition | : | the property of having relatively little strength or vigor (noun.attribute) |
13. (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with `a') at least some (adj.all)
| antonym | : | much, |
| definition | : | (quantifier used with mass nouns) great in quantity or degree or extent (adj.all) |
14. low in stature; not tall (adj.all)
| antonym | : | tall, |
| definition | : | great in vertical dimension; high in stature (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | shortness, |
| definition | : | the property of being shorter than average stature (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | shortness, truncation, |
| definition | : | the property of being truncated or short (noun.attribute) |
15. (informal) small and of little importance (adj.all)
16. limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent (adj.all)
| antonym | : | big, large, |
| definition | : | above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | littleness, smallness, |
| definition | : | the property of having a relatively small size (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | smallness, |
| definition | : | the property of being a relatively small amount (noun.attribute) |
17. (of a voice) faint (adj.all)
| derivation | : | littleness, smallness, |
| definition | : | the property of having relatively little strength or vigor (noun.attribute) |
18. (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with `a') at least some (adj.all)
| antonym | : | much, |
| definition | : | (quantifier used with mass nouns) great in quantity or degree or extent (adj.all) |
19. low in stature; not tall (adj.all)
| antonym | : | tall, |
| definition | : | great in vertical dimension; high in stature (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | shortness, |
| definition | : | the property of being shorter than average stature (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | shortness, truncation, |
| definition | : | the property of being truncated or short (noun.attribute) |
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