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Definition little in American English

little adjective

adjective
/ˈlɪt(ə)l/
1

small in size or number

Example

Use the little pan for making the sauce.

Example

There's a little group of us who meet once a week.

Example

Little bits of hay still clung to her skirt.

Example

There's a little tiny crack in it.

Example

a tiny little garden

Synonyms and related words
small little tiny
1.1

used in a positive way for referring to small people or things that you like

Example

a little old lady

Example

a pretty little house in the country

Example

Poor little thing, you must be starving.

Synonyms and related words
small little tiny
1.2

used in a negative way for referring to small people or things that you do not like

Example

You little brat.

Example

one of those narrow-minded little racists

Example

She wrote me a nasty little letter.

Synonyms and related words
small little tiny
Example

Molly carried her a little way toward the house.

Synonyms and related words
long little away
2.1

lasting a short time

Example

I'll be with you in a little while.

Synonyms and related words
variable brief short-term
3

young, and often small. This word is used mainly by children or when speaking to children

Example

a little boy/girl/child

Example

When I was little, we didn't have computers in school.

Synonyms and related words
bang be a love and . . . big
4

controlled and involving a small amount of movement, effort, or emotion

Example

a little smile/laugh

Example

Jules said goodnight with a formal little bow.

Synonyms and related words
limited limiting restricted
5

not important

Example

He gets upset at the least little thing.

Example

There are just some little details to sort out.

Synonyms and related words
unimportant minor irrelevant
5.1

used in a humorous way for referring to something that you really think is important

Example

We may have a little problem explaining that to our customers.

Definition little in American English

Related Words

Words related to little:

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