LITTLES Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the word littles. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for LITTLES
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| small | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent noun • the slender part of the back • a garment size for a small person adverb • on a small scale adjective satellite • relatively moderate, limited, or small • (of children and animals) young, immature • slight or limited; especially in degree or intensity or scope • low or inferior in station or quality • lowercase • (of a voice) faint • have fine or very small constituent particles • not large but sufficient in size or amount • made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth) | ||||||||
| fiddling | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • (informal) small and of little importance | ||||||||
| footling | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • (informal) small and of little importance | ||||||||
| lilliputian | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • tiny; relating to or characteristic of the imaginary country of Lilliput noun • a 6-inch tall inhabitant of Lilliput in a novel by Jonathan Swift • a very small person (resembling a Lilliputian) adjective satellite • very small • (informal) small and of little importance | ||||||||
| minuscule | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • of or relating to a small cursive script developed from uncial; 7th to 9th centuries noun • the characters that were once kept in bottom half of a compositor's type case • a small cursive script developed from uncial between the 7th and 9th centuries and used in medieval manuscripts adjective satellite • lowercase • extremely small | ||||||||
| niggling | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • (informal) small and of little importance | ||||||||
| petty | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • larceny of property having a value less than some amount (the amount varies by locale) adjective satellite • inferior in rank or status • (informal) small and of little importance • contemptibly narrow in outlook | ||||||||
| picayune | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • (informal) small and of little importance | ||||||||
| piddling | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • (informal) small and of little importance | ||||||||
| piffling | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • (informal) small and of little importance | ||||||||
| short | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration • (primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length • low in stature; not tall; describing something or someone with a stature less than normal • (of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range • not holding securities or commodities that one sells in expectation of a fall in prices • of speech sounds or syllables of relatively short duration noun • the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed • accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference • the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base adverb • clean across • without possessing something at the time it is contractually sold • at some point or distance before a goal is reached • so as to interrupt • at a disadvantage • in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner • quickly and without warning adjective satellite • of insufficient quantity to meet a need • less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so • lacking foresight or scope • tending to crumble or break into flakes due to a large amount of shortening • marked by rude or peremptory shortness verb • cheat someone by not returning him enough money • create a short circuit in | ||||||||
| slight | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with `a') at least some noun • a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval) adjective satellite • lacking substance or significance • being of delicate or slender build verb • pay no attention to, disrespect | ||||||||
| trivial | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • (informal) small and of little importance • of little substance or significance • concerned with trivialities | ||||||||
