a few

Speech parts

1. a few - Pronoun

2. a few - Adjective Satellite

3. a few - Determiner

Meaning

more than one but indefinitely small in number

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

some several diverse assorted one or two a couple of hardly any not many a handful a handful of a number of a sprinkling a smattering a couple a small number

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Antonyms

many numerous abundant ample plentiful myriad

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Examples

The person who manages to limit his mind to a few simple thoughts such as the name of Christ, the hour of death, the beauty of Paradise, and the love of God, will purge it of every demonic contemplation. Ephraim of Arizona

If you have a family that loves you, a few good friends, food on your table and a roof over your head, you are richer than you think. Source: Internet

A few vices are sufficient to darken many virtues. Plutarch

To the ant, a few drops of dew is a flood. Persian Proverb

If they don't exchange a few words, father and son will never know one another. Hindi Proverb

The nuts from a palm tree don't fall without dragging a few leaves with it. African Congo Proverb

Close letter words and terms

a fellow believer a ferret a fever a few bad apples a few bricks short of a load a few cards short of a full deck