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little


Definition: Meaning of, little in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈlɪt(ə)l /

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little littler littlest
  1. size [usually before noun] small in size
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  2. something you like or dislike [only before noun] used between an adjective and a noun to emphasize that you like or dislike something or someone, although they are not important, impressive etc
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  3. a little bit a small amount of something
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  4. a little bit slightly or to a small degree
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  5. time/distance [only before noun] short in time or distance
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  6. young little children are young
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  7. slight [only before noun] done in a way that is not very noticeable
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  8. unimportant [only before noun] not important
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  9. unimportant [only before noun] not important - used when you really think that something is important
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  10. (just) that little bit better/easier etc better, easier etc by a small amount that will have an important effect
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  11. the little woman old-fashioned someone's wife - often used humorously but now considered offensive by many women
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Singular Plural
little
  1. only a small amount or hardly any of something
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  2. a little a small amount
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  3. as little as £5/3 months/10 feet etc used to emphasize how surprisingly small an amount is
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  4. what little also the little (that) used to emphasize how small an amount there is, how small an amount is possible etc
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  5. a little (of something) goes a long way spoken used to say that only a small amount of something is needed or has a great effect
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  1. a little slightly or to a small degree [=  a bit]
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  2. not much or only slightly
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  3. little did somebody know/realize/think etc used to say that someone did not know or think that something would happen or was true
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  4. little by little gradually
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  5. more than a little/not a little literary extremely
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little used in phrases

  • Battle of Little Bighorn (noun)
    1. which were supported by Cheyenne warriors 1876 a battle in Montana near the Little Bighorn River between United States cavalry under Custer and several groups of Native Americans ; Custer was pursuing Sioux led by Sitting Bull; Custer underestimated the size of the Sioux forces and was killed along with all his command
  • Battle of the Little Bighorn (noun)
    1. which were supported by Cheyenne warriors 1876 a battle in Montana near the Little Bighorn River between United States cavalry under Custer and several groups of Native Americans ; Custer was pursuing Sioux led by Sitting Bull; Custer underestimated the size of the Sioux forces and was killed along with all his command
  • Chicken Little
    1. a story for children in which a chicken called Chicken Little thinks that the sky is falling and persuades many other animal friends that great danger is coming
  • Fauntleroy, Little Lord
  • Little Bear
    1. a group of stars
  • Little Bighorn
    1. the Little Bighorn a river in the US state of Montana, where General CUSTER fought against and was killed by Native Americans led by SITTING BULL and CRAZY HORSE in the Battle of Little Bighorn in 1876
  • Little Bighorn River (noun)
    1. a river that flows from northern Wyoming into the Bighorn River in southern Montana; site of Custer's Last Stand
  • Little Bo Peep
    1. a character in a NURSERY RHYME (= old song or poem for young children) . She is a young girl who loses the sheep that she is supposed to be taking care of. The rhyme goes: Little Bo Peep has lost her sheep/And doesn't know where to find them;/Leave them alone, and they'll come home,/Bringing their tails behind them.
  • Little Boy Blue
    1. a character in a NURSERY RHYME (= an old song or poem for young children) . He is a young boy who is dressed in blue and goes to sleep instead of taking care of the cows and sheep. The rhyme goes: Little Boy Blue, come blow your horn,/The sheep's in the meadow, the cow's in the corn;/But where is the boy that looks after the sheep?/He's under a haycock, fast asleep.
  • Little Corporal (noun)
    1. 1769-1821 french general who became emperor of the French
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