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Little
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little
adv.
not at all; slightly
adj.
small, tiny; young; few, not many; not much, sparse; some; short, brief; petty; unimportant, minor
n.
few; small amount; short distance; short period of time
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Little
Little is a surname in the English language. The name is ultimately derived from the Middle English littel, and the Old English lȳtel, which mean "little". In some cases the name was originally a nickname for a little man. In other cases, the name was used to distinguish the younger of two bearers of the same personal name. Early records of the name include: Litle, in 972; Litle, in about 1095; and le Lytle, in 1296. The surname has absorbed several non English-language surnames. For example, Little is sometimes a translation of the Irish Ó Beagáin, meaning "descendant of Beagán". Little can also be a translation of the French Petit and Lepetit, as well as other surnames in various languages with the same meaning ("little"), especially the German name Klein during World War II.
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little
Noun
1. a small amount or duration; "he accepted the little they gave him"
(hypernym) small indefinite quantity, small indefinite amount
Adjective
1. limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a little dining room"; "a little house"; "a small car"; "a little (or small) group"; "a small voice"
(synonym) small
(antonym) large, big
(similar) bantam, diminutive, lilliputian, midget, petite, tiny, flyspeck
(attribute) size
2. (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"; "little hope remained"; "little time is left"; "we still have little money"; "a little hope remained"; "a little time is left"
(synonym) little(a)
(antonym) much(a)
(similar) small(a)
(see-also) less(a)
3. of short duration or distance; "a brief stay in the country"; "in a little while"; "it's a little way away"
(synonym) brief
(similar) short
4. not fully grown; "what a big little boy you are"; "small children"
(synonym) small
(similar) young, immature
5. (informal terms) small and of little importance; "a fiddling sum of money"; "a footling gesture"; "our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war"; "a little (or small) matter"; "Mickey Mouse regulations"; "a dispute over niggling details"; "limited to petty enterprises"; "piffling efforts"; "giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction"
(synonym) fiddling, footling, lilliputian, Mickey Mouse, niggling, piddling, piffling, petty, picayune, trivial
(similar) unimportant
(classification) colloquialism
6. (of a voice) faint; "a little voice"; "a still small voice"
(synonym) small
(similar) soft
7. younger brother or sister; "little brother"
(synonym) little(a), younger
(antonym) big(a), elder, older
8. lowercase; "little a"; "small a"; "e.e.cummings's poetry is written all in minuscule letters"
(synonym) minuscule, small
(similar) lowercase
9. small in a way that arouses feelings (of tenderness or its opposite depending on the context); "a nice little job"; "bless your little heart"; "my dear little mother"; "a sweet little deal"; "I'm tired of your petty little schemes"; "filthy little tricks"; "what a nasty little situation"
(similar) emotional
Adverb
1. not much; "he talked little about his family"
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little
přísl.
málo; trochu
příd.jm.
malý; chvilku; kousek (jenom o trochu dál)
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little
Przysł
mało; niewiele
Przym.
mały; młodszy; krótki
Rzecz.
mało co
