Definition of little

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• little is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 6
• little is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 6
• little is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 8

Definition of little

• (informal) small and of little importance (adjective)

  Examples

  1. a little (or small) matter

  Synonyms

  1. fiddling
  2. footling
  3. lilliputian
  4. niggling
  5. petty
  6. picayune
  7. piddling
  8. piffling
  9. trivial
• lowercase (adjective)

  Examples

  1. little a

  Synonyms

  1. minuscule
  2. small
• low in stature; not tall (adjective)

  Examples

  1. a little man

  Synonyms

  1. short
• (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with `a') at least some (adjective)

  Examples

  1. little rain fell in May
  2. gave it little thought
  3. little time is left
  4. we still have little money
  5. a little hope remained

  Synonyms

  1. slight
• (of children and animals) young, immature (adjective)

  Examples

  1. what a big little boy you are

  Synonyms

  1. small
• (of a voice) faint (adjective)

  Examples

  1. a little voice

  Synonyms

  1. small
• limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent (adjective)

  Examples

  1. a little dining room
  2. a little house
  3. a little (or small) group

  Synonyms

  1. small
• a small amount or duration (noun)

  Examples

  1. he accepted the little they gave him
• small in a way that arouses feelings (of tenderness or its opposite depending on the context) (adjective)

  Examples

  1. a nice little job
  2. bless your little heart
  3. my dear little mother
  4. a sweet little deal
  5. I'm tired of your petty little schemes
  6. filthy little tricks
  7. what a nasty little situation

See definition of little in Merriam Webster