little - English word #115

Translation

Small in size or amount.

Word origin

From Old English lytel, meaning small in size or amount.

little dog ran across road.

"Little" shows the dog is small in size.

little before train.

Here "little" means a small amount of time.

lives little house sea.

"Little" tells us the house is small.

small

Little in size or amount, not big.

big

Large in size, amount, or importance.

much

A large amount of something that cannot be counted.

long

Measuring a large amount from one end to the other, or lasting a great deal of time.

very

To a great degree; used to make another word stronger.

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