little
Speech parts
1. little - Noun
2. little - Adjective
3. little - Adverb
4. little - Pronoun
6. little - Adjective Satellite
7. Little - Proper noun
8. little - Determiner
Meaning
Small in size or extent; not big; diminutive; -- opposed to big or large; as, a little body; a little animal; a little piece of ground; a little hill; a little distance; a little child.
Short in duration; brief; as, a little sleep.
Small in quantity or amount; not much; as, a little food; a little air or water.
Small in dignity, power, or importance; not great; insignificant; contemptible.
Small in force or efficiency; not strong; weak; slight; inconsiderable; as, little attention or exertion;little effort; little care or diligence.
Small in extent of views or sympathies; narrow; shallow; contracted; mean; illiberal; ungenerous.
That which is little; a small quantity, amount, space, or the like.
A small degree or scale; miniature.
In a small quantity or degree; not much; slightly; somewhat; -- often with a preceding it.
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Examples
A paranoid man is a man who knows a little about what's going on.
Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking.
Nothing is sufficient for the person who finds sufficiency too little.
Little is done where many command.
Big thunder, little rain.
The big thieves hang the little ones.