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few definition
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Grep of noun few american feverfew bastard feverfew curfew feverfew few few-flowered leek fewness Overview of noun few The noun few has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (5) few -- (an indefinite but relatively small number; "they bought a case of beer and drank a few") 2. few -- (a small elite group "it was designed for the discriminating few") Overview of adj few The adj few has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (80) few -- ((quantifier used with count nouns; often preceded by `a') a small number; "a few weeks ago"; "a few more wagons than usual"; "an invalid's pleasures are few and far between"; "few roses were still blooming"; "few women have led troops in battle") Antonyms of adj few 1 sense of few Sense 1 few (vs. many) many (vs. few) => galore(predicate) => many a(postnominal), many an(postnominal), many another(postnominal) => numerous => some(postnominal) => umpteen, umteen Similarity of adj few 1 sense of few Sense 1 few (vs. many) => a few(postnominal), a couple of(postnominal) => hardly a(postnominal) Also See-> fewer#1; some#1 Attributes of adj few 1 sense of few Sense 1 few (vs. many) => numerousness, numerosity, multiplicity Familiarity of adj few few used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Grep of adj few a few few fewer fewest Overview of noun few The noun few has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (5) few -- (an indefinite but relatively small number; "they bought a case of beer and drank a few") 2. few -- (a small elite group "it was designed for the discriminating few") Overview of adj few The adj few has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (80) few -- ((quantifier used with count nouns; often preceded by `a') a small number; "a few weeks ago"; "a few more wagons than usual"; "an invalid's pleasures are few and far between"; "few roses were still blooming"; "few women have led troops in battle")
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