Meaning of 'little'

adjective

faint or difficult to hear

Example: "Because I am shy, some say I speak with too little a voice."

Synonyms: small

adjective

lowercase

Example: "little a"

Synonyms: small minuscule

adjective

young, immature

Example: "That's a little cat you've got there."

Synonyms: small

adjective

low in stature

Synonyms: short

noun

a small amount or duration

Example: "They accepted the little we gave them without complaint."

adverb

not very much

Example: "We talked little about our families."

adjective

small in a way that arouses feelings (of tenderness or its opposite depending on the context)

Example: "a nice little job"

adjective

(informal) small and of little importance

Synonyms: petty fiddling footling lilliputian niggling piddling piffling picayune trivial

adjective

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

Example: "a little dining room"

Synonyms: small

adjective

(quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree

Synonyms: slight