ALL meanings of littleness
lit·tle
L l - noun littleness The property of being little, smallness. 1
- adjective littleness small in size; not big; not large; tiny: a little desk in the corner of the room. 1
- adjective littleness short in duration; not extensive; short; brief: a little while. 1
- adjective littleness small in number: a little group of scientists. 1
- adjective littleness small in amount or degree; not much: little hope. 1
- adjective littleness of a certain amount; appreciable (usually preceded by a): We're having a little difficulty. 1
- adjective littleness being such on a small scale: little farmers. 1
- adjective littleness younger or youngest: He's my little brother. 1
- adjective littleness not strong, forceful, or loud; weak: a little voice. 1
- adjective littleness small in consideration, importance, position, affluence, etc.: little discomforts; tax reductions to help the little fellow. 1
- adjective littleness mean, narrow, or illiberal: a little mind. 1
- adjective littleness endearingly small or considered as such: Bless your little heart! 1
- adjective littleness amusingly small or so considered: a funny little way of laughing. 1
- adjective littleness contemptibly small, petty, mean, etc., or so considered: filthy little political tricks. 1
- adverb littleness not at all (used before a verb): He little knows what awaits him. 1
- adverb littleness in only a small amount or degree; not much; slightly: a little-known work of art; little better than a previous effort. 1
- adverb littleness seldom; rarely; infrequently: We see each other very little. 1
- noun littleness a small amount, quantity, or degree: They did little to make him comfortable. If you want some ice cream, there's a little in the refrigerator. 1
- noun littleness a short distance: It's down the road a little. 1
- noun littleness a short time: Stay here for a little. 1
- idioms littleness in little, on a small scale; in miniature: a replica in little of Independence Hall. 1
- idioms littleness little by little, by small degrees; gradually: The water level rose little by little. 1
- idioms littleness make little of, belittle: to make little of one's troubles. to understand or interpret only slightly: Scholars made little of the newly discovered text. 1
- idioms littleness not a little, to a great extent; very much; considerably: It tired me not a little to stand for three hours. 1
- idioms littleness think little of, to treat casually; regard as trivial: They think little of driving 50 miles to see a movie. 1
- noun littleness Smallness of spirit; pettiness. 0
- noun littleness the quality or state of being a small quantity, extent, or duration of 0
- noun littleness the quality or state of being of small or less than average size 0
- noun littleness the quality or state of being young or being a child 0
- noun littleness the quality or state of being unimportant 0