little

1. tells us about: size - the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)
   similar to:

   • atomic - immeasurably small
   • subatomic - of smaller than atomic dimensions
   • bantam, diminutive, flyspeck, lilliputian, midget, petite, tiny - very small
   • bittie, bitty, itsy-bitsy, itty-bitty, teensy, teensy-weensy, teentsy, teeny, teeny-weeny, wee, weensy, weeny - (used informally) very small
   • dinky, insignificant - small and unimpressive
   • dwarfish - atypically small
   • elfin, elflike - small and delicate
   • gnomish - used of small deformed creatures
   • half-size - half the usual or regular size
   • infinitesimal, minute - infinitely or immeasurably small
   • lesser - smaller in size or amount or value
   • microscopic, microscopical - so small as to be invisible without a microscope
   • micro - extremely small in scale or scope or capability
   • miniature - being on a very small scale
   • miniscule, minuscule - extremely small
   • olive-sized - about the size of an olive
   • pocket-size, pocket-sized, pocketable - small enough to be carried in a garment pocket
   • puny, runty, shrimpy - (used especially of persons) of inferior size
   • slender, slim - small in quantity
   • littler, smaller - small or little relative to something else
   • smallish - rather small
   • small-scale - created or drawn on a small scale
   • undersize, undersized - smaller than normal for its kind
   same as: small
2. also: less - (comparative of `little' usually used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning not as great in amount or degree
   similar to: small - slight or limited; especially in degree or intensity or scope
   same as: slight
3. similar to: immature, young - (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
   same as: small
4. domain usage: colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
   similar to: unimportant - not important
   same as: fiddling, footling, lilliputian, niggling, petty, picayune, piddling, piffling, trivial
5. similar to: soft - (of sound) relatively low in volume
   same as: small
6. also: low - literal meanings; being at or having a relatively small elevation or upward extension
   tells us about: height, stature - (of a standing person) the distance from head to foot
   similar to:

   • chunky, dumpy, low-set, squat, squatty, stumpy - short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature
   • compact, heavyset, stocky, thick, thickset - having a short and solid form or stature
   • half-length - representing only the upper half of the body
   • pint-size, pint-sized, runty, sawed-off, sawn-off - well below average height
   • short-stalked - of plants having relatively short stalks
   • squab, squabby - short and fat
   same as: short
7. similar to: lowercase - relating to small (not capitalized) letters that were kept in the lower half of a compositor's type case
   same as: minuscule, small
8. similar to: emotional - of more than usual emotion

1. is a type of: small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude

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