Meaning
- (noun) A small amount. “Can I try a little of that sauce?”
- (adjective) Small in size. “This is a little table.”
- (adjective) Insignificant, trivial. “It's of little importance.”
- (adjective) Very young. “Did he tell you any embarrassing stories about when she was little?”
- (adjective) (of a sibling) Younger. “This is my little sister.”
- (adjective) (also Little) Used with the name of a place, especially of a country or its capital, to denote a neighborhood whose residents or storekeepers are from that place.
- (adjective) Small in amount or number, having few members. “little money; little herd”
- (adjective) Short in duration; brief. “I feel better after my little sleep.”
- (adjective) Small in extent of views or sympathies; narrow; shallow; contracted; mean; illiberal; ungenerous.
- (adverb) Not much. “This is a little known fact. She spoke little and listened less.”
- (adverb) Not at all. “I was speaking ill of Fred; little did I know that he was right behind me, listening in.”
- (pronoun) Not much; not a large amount. “Little is known about his early life.”
Letter breakdown
- Little contains 6 letters: 2 vowel(s) and 4 consonant(s).
- It uses 4 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 1.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 6.
Connected words
Other 6-letter words
- abacus
- abased
- abases
- abated
- abates
- abbess
- abbeys
- abbots
- abbrev
- abduct
- abhors
- abided
- abides
- abject
- abjure
- ablaze
- ablest
- abloom
Words starting with LIT
- lit
- litanies
- litany
- litchi
- litchis
- lite
- liter
- literacy
- literal
- literally
- literals
- literary
- literate
- literates
- literati
- literature
- liters
- lithe
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Words ending with TLE
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Reader questions
What does Little mean?
A small amount.
How many letters are in Little?
Little has 6 letters.
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