n. Function: adjective
1
Synonyms: SMALL 1, bantam, monkey, petite, smallish
Antonyms: big
2 contemptibly limited FF1C; men with little minds picking at flaws in a great leader FF1E;
Synonyms: borné, ineffectual, limited, mean, narrow, paltry, set, small
Related Words: bigoted, hidebound, illiberal, narrow-minded, provincial; contemptible; niggard, niggardly, self-centered, selfish
Antonyms: great
3 lacking importance FF1C; the nagging little details of a job FF1E;
Synonyms: casual, inconsiderable, insignificant, light, minor, minute, petty, ||potty, shoestring, small, small-beer, trivial, unimportant; compare PETTY 2
Related Words: fortuitous; incidental; collateral, secondary, subordinate, subsidiary
Contrasted Words: consequential, meaningful, significant, substantial, weighty; basal, basic, essential, foundational, fundamental
Antonyms: important