| 释义 |
littleness
lit·tle L0203900 (lĭt′l)adj. lit·tler or less (lĕs) also less·er (lĕs′ər), lit·tlest or least (lēst) 1. a. Small in size: a little dining room.b. Small in quantity or extent: a little money; a little work on the side. See Synonyms at small.2. Short in extent or duration; brief: There is little time left.3. Unimportant; trivial: a little matter.4. Narrow; petty: mean little comments; a little mind consumed with trivia.5. Having scant power or influence; of minor status: just a little clerk in the records office.6. a. Being at an early stage of growth; young: a little child.b. Younger or youngest. Used especially of a sibling: My little brother is leaving for college next week.adv. less or lesser, least 1. Not much; scarcely: works long hours, sleeping little.2. Not in the least; not at all: They little expected such a generous gift.n.1. A small quantity or amount: Give me a little.2. Something much less than all: I know little of their history.3. A short distance or time: a little down the road; waited a little.Idioms: a little Somewhat; a bit: felt a little better. little by little By small degrees or increments; gradually.
[Middle English, from Old English lȳtel.]
lit′tle·ness n.littleness (ˈlɪtlnɪs) nthe quality or state of being a small quantity, extent, or duration ofthe quality or state of being of small or less than average sizethe quality or state of being young or being a childthe quality or state of being unimportantThesaurus| Noun | 1. | littleness - the property of having a relatively small sizesmallnesssize - the physical magnitude of something (how big it is); "a wolf is about the size of a large dog"diminutiveness, minuteness, petiteness, tininess, weeness - the property of being very small in size; "hence the minuteness of detail in the painting"slightness, delicacy - smallness of staturegrain - the smallest possible unit of anything; "there was a grain of truth in what he said"; "he does not have a grain of sense"runtiness, stuntedness, puniness - smallness of staturedwarfishness - smallness of staturebigness, largeness - the property of having a relatively great size | | 2. | littleness - the property of having relatively little strength or vigor; "the smallness of her voice"smallnessweakness - the property of lacking physical or mental strength; liability to failure under pressure or stress or strain; "his weakness increased as he became older"; "the weakness of the span was overlooked until it collapsed" | | 3. | littleness - lack of generosity in trifling matterspettiness, smallnessminginess, niggardliness, niggardness, tightfistedness, meanness, parsimoniousness, parsimony, closeness, tightness - extreme stinginess |
TranslationsIdiomsSeelittleEncyclopediaSeeLITTLEMedicalSeeLittlelittleness
Synonyms for littlenessnoun the property of having a relatively small sizeSynonymsRelated Words- size
- diminutiveness
- minuteness
- petiteness
- tininess
- weeness
- slightness
- delicacy
- grain
- runtiness
- stuntedness
- puniness
- dwarfishness
Antonymsnoun the property of having relatively little strength or vigorSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun lack of generosity in trifling mattersSynonymsRelated Words- minginess
- niggardliness
- niggardness
- tightfistedness
- meanness
- parsimoniousness
- parsimony
- closeness
- tightness
|