adj. 1 small, short, slight, tiny, minute, diminutive, miniature, mini, baby, doll-sized, undersized, dwarf, midget, pygmy, elfin, toy, bantam, petite, wee, infinitesimal, minuscule, Lilliputian, teeny, teeny-weeny, teensy-weensy, itty-bitty, itsy-bitsy, microscopic I live in a little house A little red-faced man suddenly appeared. They sat drinking coffee out of little white cups. 2 young, small, youthful You are asking a lot from a little boy 3 small, sparse, skimpy, meagre, scant, insufficient, inadequate, not enough, scanty, barely or hardly any A little crowd gathered round us You will get little help from her. There's too little milk for us to make custard. 4 short, brief We had only a little time together before he was sent overseas 5 trifling, trivial, small, minor, petty, paltry, insignificant, inconsiderable, unimportant, inconsequential, negligible He seemed to consider my safety of little importance He does a little business on the side. You are too concerned about little things. 6 small(-minded), petty, picayune, mean, ungenerous, illiberal, cheap, narrow(-minded), unimaginative, shallow What is going on in his cunning little brain?
adv. 7 seldom, rarely, hardly ever, scarcely I travel very little these days 8 (but or only) slightly, barely, hardly, scarcely, no, not any, not much She arrived with little more than what she was wearing 9 scarcely, hardly Little does he care whether he wins his wager
pron. 10 bit, dab, dollop, particle, spoonful, taste, thimbleful, speck, spot, scrap, crumb, particle, Colloq smidgen or smidgin If you could spare me a little of your time, I'd be grateful