I. adjective
Synonyms: infrequent , occasional, rare, scarce, seldom, semioccasional, sporadic, uncommon, unfrequent
II. noun
a small quantity or number
sold a few of the books
Synonyms: handful, scattering, smatch, smatter, smattering, spatter, spattering, sprinkling
Contrasted words: abundance, many, multitude, numbers