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
NOUNSmall in a way that arouses feelings (of tenderness or its opposite depending on the context).
“a nice little job”
“bless your little heart”
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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