English Explanatory Dictionary

a little

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. To a small extent or degree.
  2. Slightly.
  3. Very.
  4. A lot.
  5. A lot of.
det
  1. A small amount of (an uncountable thing).
pron
  1. A small amount of an uncountable thing.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-a little.wav

Word forms

a little

Synonyms

a bit a little bit a tad a little a mite a smidgen a smidgeon a touch a trifle barely closely faintly hardly imperceptibly just kinda kinda sorta kind of low-key marginally mildly modestly nearly only just scarcely slightly somewhat sorta sorta kinda sort of

Antonyms

a lot a tad zero no a lot of much

Derived words

a lottle
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