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little finger

lit·tle fin·ger
L l

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [lit-l fing-ger]
    • /ˈlɪt l ˈfɪŋ gər/
    • /ˈlɪtl ˈfɪŋɡə(r)/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [lit-l fing-ger]
    • /ˈlɪt l ˈfɪŋ gər/

Definitions of little finger words

  • noun little finger the finger farthest from the thumb, the smallest of the five fingers. 1
  • noun little finger smallest digit of the hand 1
  • countable noun little finger Your little finger is the smallest finger on your hand. 0
  • noun little finger the finger on the hand which is the smallest and which is farthest from the thumb 0
  • noun little finger the finger farthest from the thumb; smallest finger 0
  • noun little finger the outermost and smallest finger of the hand, next to the ring finger, farthest from the thumb. 0
See all 6 definitions of little finger

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Origin of little finger

First appearance:

before 1250
One of the 11% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1250-1300

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Little finger

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Little finger

little finger popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 71% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

little finger usage trend in Literature

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