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littler


 
  Overview  of  adj  littler 
 
  The  adj  littler  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  smaller,  littler  --  (small  or  little  relative  to  something  else) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  little 
 
  The  adj  little  has  9  senses  (first  6  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (165)  small  little  --  (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") 
  2.  (71)  little  --  ((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  isleft") 
  3.  (19)  brief,  little  --  (of  short  duration  or  distance;  "a  brief  stay  in  the  country";  "in  a  little  while";  "it's  a  little  way  away") 
  4.  (12)  little,  small  --  (not  fully  grown;  "what  a  big  little  boy  you  are";  "small  children") 
  5.  (8)  fiddling,  footling,  lilliputian,  little,  Mickey  Mouse,  niggling,  piddling,  piffling,  petty,  picayune,  trivial  --  ((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") 
  6.  (3)  little,  small  --  ((of  a  voice)  faint;  "a  little  voice";  "a  still  small  voice") 
  7.  little,  younger  --  (younger  brother  or  sister;  "little  brother") 
  8.  little,  minuscule,  small  --  (lowercase;  "little  a";  "small  a";  "e.e.cummings's  poetry  is  written  all  in  minuscule  letters") 
  9.  little  --  (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") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  littler 
 
  1  sense  of  littler 
 
  Sense  1 
  smaller,  littler 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  small  little)  ->  large  big 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  small  little)  ->  large  big 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  little 
 
  9  senses  of  little 
 
  Sense  1 
  small  (vs.  large),  little  (vs.  big) 
 
  large  (vs.  small),  big  (vs.  little) 
  =>  ample,  sizable,  sizeable 
  =>  astronomic,  astronomical,  galactic 
  =>  banner 
  =>  bigger,  larger 
  =>  biggest,  greatest,  largest 
  =>  biggish,  largish 
  =>  blown-up,  enlarged 
  =>  bouffant,  puffy 
  =>  bulky 
  =>  capacious 
  =>  colossal,  prodigious,  stupendous 
  =>  cosmic 
  =>  deep 
  =>  double 
  =>  elephantine,  gargantuan,  giant,  jumbo 
  =>  epic,  heroic,  larger-than-life 
  =>  extensive,  extended 
  =>  great 
  =>  hulking,  hulky 
  =>  humongous,  thumping,  whopping,  walloping 
  =>  king-size,  king-sized 
  =>  large-scale 
  =>  life-size,  life-sized,  full-size 
  =>  macro 
  =>  man-sized 
  =>  massive,  monolithic,  monumental 
  =>  massive 
  =>  monstrous 
  =>  mountainous 
  =>  outsize,  outsized,  oversize,  oversized 
  =>  plumping 
  =>  colossal,  prodigious,  stupendous 
  =>  queen-size,  queen-sized 
  =>  rangy 
  =>  ample,  sizable,  sizeable 
  =>  broad,  spacious,  wide 
  =>  super 
  =>  titanic 
  =>  voluminous 
  =>  enormous,  tremendous 
  =>  gigantic,  mammoth 
  =>  huge,  immense,  vast 
  =>  large-scale 
  =>  overlarge,  too  large 
  =>  whacking 
  =>  wide-ranging 
 
  Sense  2 
  little(postnominal)  (vs.  much) 
 
  much(postnominal)  (vs.  little) 
  =>  overmuch 
  =>  some(postnominal) 
  =>  such(postnominal),  so  much 
  =>  untold 
 
  Sense  3 
  brief,  little 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  short)  ->  long 
 
  Sense  4 
  little,  small 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  young)  ->  old 
 
  Sense  5 
  fiddling,  footling,  lilliputian,  little,  Mickey  Mouse,  niggling,  piddling,  piffling,  petty,  picayune,  trivial 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  unimportant)  ->  important,  of  import 
 
  Sense  6 
  little,  small 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  soft)  ->  loud 
 
  Sense  7 
  little(postnominal)  (vs.  big),  younger 
 
  big(postnominal)  (vs.  little),  elder,  older 
 
  Sense  8 
  little,  minuscule,  small 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  lowercase)  ->  uppercase 
 
  Sense  9 
  little 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  emotional)  ->  unemotional 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  littler 
 
  1  sense  of  littler 
 
  Sense  1 
  smaller,  littler 
  =>  small  (vs.  large),  little  (vs.  big) 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  little 
 
  9  senses  of  little 
 
  Sense  1 
  small  (vs.  large),  little  (vs.  big) 
  =>  bantam,  diminutive,  lilliputian,  midget,  petite,  tiny 
  =>  bitty,  bittie,  teensy,  teentsy,  teeny,  wee,  weeny,  weensy,  teensy-weensy,  teeny-weeny,  itty-bitty,  itsy-bitsy 
  =>  dinky 
  =>  dwarf,  dwarfish 
  =>  elfin,  elflike 
  =>  gnomish 
  =>  half-size 
  =>  infinitesimal,  minute,  microscopic 
  =>  least,  littlest,  smallest 
  =>  lesser 
  =>  micro 
  =>  miniature 
  =>  minuscule,  miniscule 
  =>  pocket-size,  pocket-sized 
  =>  puny,  runty,  shrimpy 
  =>  slender,  slim 
  =>  smaller,  littler 
  =>  smallish 
  =>  small-scale 
  =>  undersize,  undersized 
 
  Sense  2 
  little(postnominal)  (vs.  much) 
  =>  small(postnominal) 
  =>  slight 
  Also  See->  less#1 
 
  Sense  3 
  brief,  little 
  =>  short  (vs.  long) 
 
  Sense  4 
  little,  small 
  =>  young  (vs.  old),  immature 
 
  Sense  5 
  fiddling,  footling,  lilliputian,  little,  Mickey  Mouse,  niggling,  piddling,  piffling,  petty,  picayune,  trivial 
  =>  unimportant  (vs.  important) 
 
  Sense  6 
  little,  small 
  =>  soft  (vs.  loud) 
 
  Sense  7 
  little(postnominal)  (vs.  big),  younger 
 
  Sense  8 
  little,  minuscule,  small 
  =>  lowercase  (vs.  uppercase) 
 
  Sense  9 
  little 
  =>  emotional  (vs.  unemotional) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  littler 
 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  little 
 
  1  of  9  senses  of  little 
 
  Sense  1 
  small  (vs.  large),  little  (vs.  big) 
  =>  size 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  littler 
 
  littler  used  as  an  adjective  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  little 
 
  little  used  as  an  adjective  is  familiar  (polysemy  count  =  9) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  littler 
  littler 
 
  Grep  of  adj  little 
  little 
  littler 
  littlest 
  too  little 
 
  Overview  of  adj  littler 
 
  The  adj  littler  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  smaller,  littler  --  (small  or  little  relative  to  something  else) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  little 
 
  The  adj  little  has  9  senses  (first  6  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (165)  small  little  --  (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") 
  2.  (71)  little  --  ((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  isleft") 
  3.  (19)  brief,  little  --  (of  short  duration  or  distance;  "a  brief  stay  in  the  country";  "in  a  little  while";  "it's  a  little  way  away") 
  4.  (12)  little,  small  --  (not  fully  grown;  "what  a  big  little  boy  you  are";  "small  children") 
  5.  (8)  fiddling,  footling,  lilliputian,  little,  Mickey  Mouse,  niggling,  piddling,  piffling,  petty,  picayune,  trivial  --  ((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") 
  6.  (3)  little,  small  --  ((of  a  voice)  faint;  "a  little  voice";  "a  still  small  voice") 
  7.  little,  younger  --  (younger  brother  or  sister;  "little  brother") 
  8.  little,  minuscule,  small  --  (lowercase;  "little  a";  "small  a";  "e.e.cummings's  poetry  is  written  all  in  minuscule  letters") 
  9.  little  --  (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") 



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