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littleness

littleness

5.9
A state of being small in size
  • noun
  • /ˈlɪtlnəs/
translation icon : pequeñez
  • Her littleness was evident in the tiny clothes she wore compared to her friends.

It is obscured by its own littleness and overwhelmed by your vastness.

Examples

  • And they will find their littleness in startling contrast with the grandeur of the soul-saving evangelists God has honored.

    Academic text (2006)
  • It is obscured by its own littleness and overwhelmed by your vastness.

  • Just because his father bullied him into agreeing by embarrassing him, by emphasizing his littleness and skinniness, did not make his father's understanding greater.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • The littleness of the kitten made it adorable and easy to hold.

  • Many people appreciate the littleness of a cozy home over a large mansion.

Synonyms

smallness
vslittleness
1 1.6

The state of being not large in size or amount

is limited to size only rather than amount or extent
tininess
vslittleness
1 4.3

The condition of being very small

is about low size without implying an extreme degree
minuteness
vslittleness
  • Formal
6.7

The small size of something

is about low size without stressing an extreme degree
petiteness
vslittleness
5.6

A state of being very small

is used more generally for low size beyond body or clothing
diminutiveness
vslittleness
9.1

The state of being very small in size

is about low size but not necessarily stressing an extreme reduction
puniness
vslittleness
7.0

A state of being small, weak, or not important

is neutral about size and does not include weakness or low importance

Antonyms

6 2.8

The size or importance of something

1 3.7

A very large size or amount, like a mountain

1 3.2

A great physical size, like a tree or hall

How Small

tininess
1 4.3
minuteness
  • Formal
6.7
littleness
5.9
smallness
1 1.6

Surface Forms

littleness singular
littlenesses plural

Morphology

littleness = little (transparent) = little + ness

Direct noun formation from the adjective 'little' indicating the state or quality of being small, which is obvious to learners.

Etymology

Littleness comes from the simple English word little plus the ending -ness, and it literally means 'small' or 'small size'. So littleness is the quality of being small in size.