little
∞
1.0
- adjective
- /ˈlɪtəl/
:
poco
- Is it time you grew up and learned a little compassion as well as admiration?
- little impact
- little change
- little effect
And you know, that's a bad little cyclone for me.
- And you know, that's a bad little cyclone for me.
- And early on I had a little success with that.
Examples
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And that's where religion can be a little toxic.
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Today, most people feel that they have little to say about what governments do.
Academic text (2017) -
And early on I had a little success with that.
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I have no face and little will of my own.
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And I felt a little bad inside that,
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Why does losing a little hurt more than winning a lot?
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To date, however, they have attracted relatively little attention in the academic literature.
Academic text (2017) -
Yet the scope of their efforts has often received little attention outside the tribal community.
Academic text (2017) -
The lighting was bright, and the audience was a little hesitant to cheer during performances.
Academic text (2011) -
Many people dismissed his concerns as little and not worthy of discussion.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Not large in size or amount
600
2.4
Not very important or serious
594
1.2
Small in amount or degree
414
3.4
Showing that something is only small and not important
196
3.3
Very small in amount or degree
121
3.9
Not important or serious
120
3.7
Small and unimportant in position or power
47
5.9
Not important and not well known, often used for people or small businesses
31
5.6
Very small or unimportant and not worth worrying about
26
4.5
Only a very small amount remains
1
8.6
Too small or not important to matter
1
9.9
Small and not important
An informal word that shows something is small
Very small or unimportant
A small annoying problem or worry that does not need serious attention
Small in amount and not important
Very small and not important
Unimportant and not worth attention
Small in size or not very important
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
2
9.3
A modest, joking way to talk about yourself when you get praise or attention
A peaceful small-town feeling with friendly neighbors like in old TV shows
- Informal
A small, disappointing thing that does not help enough
- Informal
A playful phrase that says another person or pet is welcome too
- Informal
To make decisions using feelings instead of careful thought
Compounds
59
2.8
An organized baseball and softball league for children with teams, games, and coaching
- Offensive
5
9.9
A man's sexual feelings or other emotions that make him act without thinking
3
8.9
A small group of stars in the northern sky east of Orion that contains the bright star Procyon
2
5.6
A group of seven stars that look like a small spoon in the northern sky with Polaris at its handle
- Literature
2
2.3
A girl in a famous fairy tale who meets a wolf while visiting her grandmother
- Offensive
1
8.5
A child who is spoiled because parents give them everything they want
1
3.0
A child between eight and twelve who plays on an organized youth baseball team
1
6.9
A 1876 battle in Montana where United States soldiers led by Custer lose to Sioux and Cheyenne warriors
- Literature
1
9.6
A soldier in green with no badge sent so a country can deny sending them
1
7.7
A young woman who seems unhappy or lonely even though she has a lot of money
An 1876 battle in Montana where General Custer's soldiers were defeated by Sioux and Cheyenne
- Literature
A person who panics about small problems and warns others without reason
A small brown flying animal common in North America that sleeps in houses and forests
A small animal like a rabbit that lives in rocky mountain areas in North America
A river in the western United States famous for the 1876 Battle of the Little Bighorn
A very small shiny black insect that lives in groups and often comes into houses for food
A river that flows from northern Wyoming into the Bighorn River in southern Montana known for Custer's Last Stand
- Offensive
A person who follows orders without thinking, often in a large organization
- Offensive
A person who has narrow views about other countries and England's place in the world
- Specialized
A small low plant with short leafy stems and small round yellow orange flowers
A river in the north-central United States that starts in northeast Wyoming and joins the Missouri River in North Dakota
- Specialized
A letter used in old Slavic writing to show a vowel pronounced through the nose
How Important
Surface Forms
Etymology
Little comes from the old English word lytel, which means 'small'. From that idea of 'small' it also came to mean 'not important' or 'not serious', so we call small problems 'little' problems.