little

/lɪtəl/ adjectivenoun
6 letters2 syllables6 points in Scrabble®8 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS9
ADJECTIVE
1

(informal) small and of little importance.

“a little (or small) matter”

2

Lowercase.

“little a”

3

Low in stature; not tall.

“a little man”

4

(quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with `a') at least some.

“little rain fell in May”

“gave it little thought”

5

(of children and animals) young, immature.

“what a big little boy you are”

6

(of a voice) faint.

“a little voice”

7

Limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent.

“a little dining room”

“a little house”

8

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

“a nice little job”

“bless your little heart”

NOUN
1

A small amount or duration.

“he accepted the little they gave him”

WORD FORMS
Related formlittleness
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®6 points
Words With Friends®8 points
Double word12 points
Triple word18 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinittlelay
Starts & ends withL … E
Syllableslit · tle
SYNONYMS & RELATED91
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