A Little

Definition: A Little

A Little

Adverb

1. To a small degree; somewhat; "it's a bit warm"; "felt a little better"; "a trifle smaller".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Synonyms: A Little

Degree

Adverb: by degrees, gradually, inasmuch, pro tanto; however, howsoever; step by step, bit by bit, little by little, inch by inch, drop by drop; a little at a time, by inches, by slow degrees, by degrees, by little and little; in some degree, in some measure; to some extent; di grado in grado.

Greatness

Greatly; Adjective: much, muckle, well, indeed, very, very much, a deal, no end of, most, not a little; pretty, pretty well; enough, in a great measure, richly; to a large extent, to a great extent, to a gigantic extent; on a large scale; so; never so, ever so; ever so dole; scrap, shred, tag, splinter, rag, much; by wholesale; mighty, powerfully; with a witness, ultra, in the extreme, extremely, exceedingly, intensely, exquisitely, acutely, indefinitely, immeasurably; beyond compare, beyond comparison, beyond measure, beyond all bounds; incalculably, infinitely.

Information

Phrase: a little bird told me; I heard it through the grapevine.

Smallness

Adverb: to a small extent, on a small scale; a little bit, a wee bit; slightly; Adjective: imperceptibly; miserably, wretchedly; insufficiently; imperfectly; faintly; passably, pretty well, well enough.

Crosswords: A Little

I wanna tell you a little secret, being the one is just like being in love (The Matrix; writing credit: Andy Wachowski; Larry Wachowski)

There's nothing like a little bit of mayhem to cheer one up. (Sleuth; writing credit: Anthony Shaffer)

Oh. Because you know, it seems to me that, aside from being a little mentally ill, she's pretty normal (Benny & Joon; writing credit: Barry Berman)

Now why don't you and I have a little supper (Moulin Rouge!; writing credit: Baz Luhrmann; Craig Pearce)

Wouldn't it be a little too much if we both grinned at her like idiots (Notorious; writing credit: Ben Hecht)

I Got a little problem that I can't mend, (A Little Bit; performing artist: Jessica Simpson)

A little bit of Mary all night long (Mambo No. 5 (a little bit of ...); performing artist: Lou Bega)

I'll give a little bit (Give A Little Bit; performing artist: SUPERTRAMP)

That I'm a little bit wrong (A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You; performing artist: The Monkees)

When I wuz sick as a little kid (Dear Mama; performing artist: 2Pac)

Veni, Vedi, Visa: I came. I saw. I did a little shopping. (references; author: unknown)

To be happy with a man, you must understand him a lot and love him a little.� � � � � (references; author: unknown)

Show a little bit of your anger everyday instead of showing a lot of it on one day. (references; author: unknown)

I tried to be a chef--figured it would add a little spice to my life, but I just� didn't have the thyme. (references; author: unknown)

What boys say to girls: What's wrong? You're looking a little sad and gloomy. What you need is some vitamin me. (references; author: unknown)

A Little Bit of Wisdom (1974)

Love a Little Live a Little (1968)

Let's Live a Little C'mon (1967)

A Little Big Business (1963)

Part 2: A Little Bit of Negligence Explosives - Accidents (1963)

Ooh Aah…Just A Little Bit (performing artist: Gina G)

Put a Little Love In Your Heart (performing artist: Jackie DeShannon)

Come A Little Bit Closer (performing artist: Jay and the Americans)

A Little Bit (performing artist: Jessica Simpson)

Love's Been A Little Bit Hard On Me (performing artist: Juice Newton)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Books

• The Pediatric Acute Care Handbook (A Little, Brown Handbook) (reference)

• Joseph Had a Little Overcoat (Caldecott Medal Book, 2000) (reference)

• A Little House Birthday: Adapted from the Little House Books by Laura Ingalls Wilder (My First Little House Books) (reference)

• I'm a Little Giraffe: A Finger-Puppet Pal (reference)

• I'm Gonna Like Me: Letting Off a Little Self-Esteem (reference)

  (more book examples)

Music

• A Lot About Livin' (And a Little 'bout Love) (reference)

• Marry Me A Little (1981 Original Off-Broadway Cast) [CAST RECORDING] (reference)

• A Little South Of Sanity [2-CD SET] [EXPLICIT LYRICS] [LIVE] (reference)

• For a Little White Seashell/& (reference)

• On the Level, You're a Little Devil--Songs of Vaudeville and Tin Pan Alley (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

The image shows an older woman holding a little girl on her lap. The photo also includes the profile of a younger woman. They are watching a parade. These people are members of a large Mormon family. The Mormons are being studied because of their low cancer death rate. Credit: Linda Bartlett (photographer).

A little girl, possibly a leukemia patient, is sitting on the doctor's lap. The girl is blonde, around 4 or 5 years old and conversing with the doctor. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist.

Much of the kidney has been replaced by gray and yellow tumor tissue. A little remaining renal cortex and pericapsular fat are visible at the bottom of this surgical specimen. Cancer. Credit: CDC.

Common characteristics of Anopheles crucians are long, black proboscis, the palpus is a little shorter than probiscis, and a pair of dark gray submedian longitudinal stripes on the thorax. This mosquito may be a vector for malaria. Credit: CDC.

A little mud never hurt anyone SURVEYOR personnel at Kalgin Island. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

One of the hazards of heavy aircraft on remote airstrips The B-17 was a little too heavy for this airstrip. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

A little survey work on Avian Island. 67 46 S Latitude 68 54 W Longitude. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth.

The old C&GS Ship SURVEYOR at Dutch Harbor looking a little worse for the wear. The SURVEYOR was not quite 40 years old at this time. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth.

AH! It's great to get out into the solitude and wilds for a little angling!. Credit: Fisheries.

Something a little different - saltwater flyfishing from the bow of a small boat. Credit: Fisheries.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

This is a poor man’s freedom; the more he is beaten, the more he implores, and he prostrates himself as he goes down in the struggle, so that he may come back a little with his teeth. (Second Treatise of Government)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

We are growing a little too nice

Alice ran a little way into the wood, and stopped under a large tree

Poor Bob sat down in it, and when he had thought a little and composed himself, he kissed the little face

His eyes, however, were soon greeted by a little, glimmering light, which, at first a long way off, was approaching up the street

She put on a little round cap which concealed her shorn head, and with that she was still pretty

Under the colonnade Temple was standing in the midst of a little group of students

Nay, I prithee, stay a little.

The bank owned the land then, but we stayed and we got a little bit of what we raised

I could not forbear shaking my head and smiling a little at his ignorance

A little bread or a few potatoes would have done as well, with less trouble and filth

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Health

For the rest of the day, your vision may be a little blurry. (references)

Some may feel a little shaky or have difficulty getting out of a chair. (references)

A solution is put on the tooth surface that makes the tooth a little rough. (references)

Business

The latest figures available show that the Ministry of Industry has licensed a little more than 100,000 factories. (references)

Regarding the ultimate end-user -- the consumer -- in Italy vehicle ownership is a little over half a vehicle per capita. (references)

Therefore, they will probably pay a little more for the stability of an already known and established importing firm in Argentina. (references)

Civil Liberties

Tajikistan

Proceedings began against the Baptist congregation in March 2000, and the court fined the congregation a little more than 50 cents (1,000 Tajik rubles). (references)

Slovak Republic

The media monitoring organization Memo continued to monitor the media's treatment of minorities during the year and found that, although the electronic media continued to allocate insufficient time to minorities (only a little over 13 hours), there was a slight increase in coverage from 2000. During the year, there were 1,351 neutral, 147 negative, and 20 positive stories about minority issues. (references)

Economic History

Mexico

In 2000, the U.S. accounted for a little over 80 percent of Mexico's total trade. (references)

Human Rights

Nepal

On August 28, the NHRC recommended that the Government pay the families of each victim compensation in the amount of a little more than $1,300 (Rs. 100,000), which the Government paid soon thereafter. (references)

Travel

Jamaica

Jamaicans are a little more formal than North Americans. (references)

Netherlands

Newcomers may find driving in town a little disconcerting because of the many cyclists who often make unexpected turns or must be passed at close range. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

A little lioness

A little woman

A little doe or goat

A little doe

A little line

Expressions using "a little": a little bird told me ♦ a little bit ♦ a little bit of ♦ a little more ♦ a little of ♦ a little slam ♦ a little too small ♦ a little while ♦ a little while ago ♦ after a little ♦ be a little late ♦ chat a little ♦ close a little ♦ delay a little ♦ do a little job ♦ even a little ♦ have a little patience ♦ in a little while ♦ just a little ♦ not a little ♦ quite a little ♦ she is a little raver ♦ sweat a little ♦ tonic alcoholic drink with a little bitter taste ♦ wait a little ♦ wait a little before doing ♦ wait a little longer ♦ warm up a little ♦ you a little horror!. Additional references.

Afrikaans

taamlik (a, enough, fairly, quite, rather, relatively, some, somewhat, sufficiently, to, to some extend, to some extent), nogal (a, enough, quite, rather, some, somewhat, sufficiently, to, to some extend, to some extent). (various references)

Albanian

pak (briefly, dab, few, just, just a little, little, narrowly, rather, slightly, some, somewhat, to some extent), jo pak (good few, not a little), fërnet (tonic alcoholic drink with a little bitter taste). (various references)

Arabic 

‏ولا القليل (not a little). (various references)

Bulgarian 

само малко (just a little), потрайвам (have a little patience, wait a while), погрявам (warm up a little), помайвам се (delay a little, linger), помайвам (delay a little), позатоплям (tepefy, warm up a little), позакъснявам (be a little late), побъбрям (chat a little, have a chat). (various references)

Chinese 

稍 (somewhat), 一點�' (a bit), 一點 (a bit), 一些 (a few, some). (various references)

Czech

ani trochu (not a bit, not a few, not a little), poèkat trochu (wait a little), nalíèit se (make up one's face, put on a little make-up), jen trochu (just a little). (various references)

Faeroese

sera lítið (rather), nakað (anything, rather, some, something, somewhat, to some extent), lítið sindur (rather), eitt sindur (rather, some, somewhat, to some extent). (various references)

Finnish

vähän (a bit, a trifle, few, little, some), jonkin verran (in some measure, rather, some, somewhat, to some extent). (various references)

French

un peu. (various references)

Frisian

snjitsje (rather). (various references)

German

etwas (a bit, any, anything, aught, poco, rather, slightly, some, something, somewhat, to some extent), ein wenig (poco, rather, slightly, some, somewhat, to some extent). (various references)

Greek 

λιγάκι (a bit). (various references)

Guarani

amba'apomi (I work a little bit), añe'êkuaa (I speak only a little bit), rokemíta (we shall sleep a little bit), roipotami (we want a little bit), roguatami (we walk a little bit), michimínte (only a little bit), mboyvemi (a little bit before), mbeguemive (a little bit more slowly), jahami (we shall go a little bit), ñasêmína (let's leave a little bit). (various references)

Hawaiian

pakëz (rather), pak (rather, some, somewhat, to some extent), çikëz (rather). (various references)

Hebrew 

קמע�" (slightly). (various references)

Hungarian

kevés (bare, be short of by, exiguous, few, little, little if any, little or no, scant, scarce, slight, slim, tight), egy kis (some, something of), egy kicsi (bit, suspicion), egy kevés (a few, a smack of, modicum, modicum of, some, something of, somewhat, suspicion, touch). (various references)

Indonesian

secubit (a bit, a pinch), cecah (a moment, a touch of, awhile). (various references)

Italian

alquanto (a certain amount, a few, little, rather, somewhat), qualcosa (anything, ought, some, something), poco (a bit, a few, a short while, bit, little, not many, not much, not very, rather, scant, short). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

少ない (few, insufficient, scarce, seldom). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

たしょう (future existence, many omens, metempsychosis, more or less, much happiness, previous existence, some, somewhat, third person, transmigration), すくない (few, insufficient, scarce, seldom), な�"� か (somehow, somewhat), き�" (bacillus, bacterium, ban, be equal to, be fit for, bedding, cloth, germ, gold, gold general, napkin, prohibition, quilt, serve, small quantity, unit of weight ~600g), うすうす (slightly, thinly, vaguely), いくらか (anything, in part, some, something, somewhat), いささか (a bit, somewhat), �"う (actions committed in a former life, air-raid shelter, be proud, Buddhist karma, dugout, fine feathers, go, issue, long ages, moat, number, threat, trench, writing brush), わずか (merely, only, small quantity), やや (a short time, a while, partially, somewhat), ちょっくら . (various references)

Luganda

oluganda (a little Luganda, Luganda). (various references)

Malay

agak (enough, fairly, quite, rather, relatively, some, somewhat, sufficiently, to some extent). (various references)

Manx

smooidraght (a little rain, smokewisp), lane pihtt-ushag (a little sup), giat (a little road, gate, mountain field, portal), butt (a little crowd, heap, mark, stamina, strength), beggan elley (a few more, a little more). (various references)

Papiamen

poko (rather), krenchi (rather). (various references)

Pig Latin

aay ittlelay.(various references)

Polish

troszeczkę (rather), trochę (rather, some, somewhat, to some extent), ileś (rather, some, somewhat, to some extent). (various references)

Portuguese

um pouco (rater, rather, some, somewhat, taste). (various references)

Quechua

tumpa. (various references)

Romanian

puţin (a bit, dose, exiguous, little, meager, meagre, mouthful, rather, reduced, shallow, short, slightly, small, some, something, somewhat). (various references)

Russian 

немного (a bit, a small of, awhile, few, one or two, quite a bit, slightly), небольшое количество (dollop, drachm, thimbleful). (various references)

Scottish

beagan (a few, small number or quantity). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

samo malo (just a little, little: a little), sačekati malo pre nego što (wait a little before doing), sačekati malo (wait a little), pomalo (little: a little bit, now and then), nemalo (not a little), nešto (little: a little, some, something, somewhat), našminkati se (put on a little make-up), malo mali (little: a little too small), malo (few, kind of, little, little: a little, slightly, small, some, somewhat). (various references)

Slovene

nekoliko. (various references)

Somali

yar, xoogaa. (various references)

Sotho

hanyane (a little bit). (various references)

Spanish

un poco (a bit, rather, slightly, some, something), poquito (a little bit of, dash, rather, spot, thought, touch, trifle), poco (a fat lot, bit, extreme, lesser, little, little bit, rather, shallow, short, some, somewhat, thin, to some extend, to some extent), bastante (a good bit, a good deal, a good few, enough, fairly, lot, nice, passably, pretty, quite, quite a bit, quite a bit of, quite a few, quite a lot of, rather, some, somewhat, sufficient, sufficiently, to some extend, to some extent). (various references)

Swahili

kidogo. (various references)

Swedish

litet (a few, little, rather, small, some). (various references)

Turkish

biraz (a bit, any, awhile, modicum, not least, some, something of, somewhat, tolerable). (various references)

Turkmen 

az-oblak, sдhel (slightly), зalaja, birazajyk, biraz. (various references)

Ukrainian

трохи (only a few, trifle). (various references)

Welsh

orig (a little while), gynnau (a little while ago, just now). (various references)

Wolof

tuuti. (various references)

Xhosa

kancinci (A little bit, Very soft/a little bit). (various references)

Yucatec

hump'iit (rather). (various references)

Zulu

kancane (rather). (various references)

aliquantum, Athene noctua, Euthynnus alletteratus, Euthynnus quadripunctatus, exigua, exigui, exiguo, exiguum, Glycymeris glycymeris, Larus minutus, pauculas, paulo, paulum, Pectunculus glycymeris, Plautus alle, Plotus alle, Raja erinacea, RM:muetta pitschna, RM:pestgarel pitschen, RM:tschuetta da la mort, Sterna albifrons, Thynnus thonina, Thynnus thunina, Thynnus thunnina. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Misspellings

"A Little" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: alittle. (additional references)

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-1 letter: little, taille, tallit, telial.

-2 letters: atilt, ileal, latte, telia, title.

-3 letters: alit, ilea, late, lati, leal, lilt, lite, tael, tail, tale, tali, tall, tate, teal, teat, tela, tell, tile, till, tilt.

-4 letters: ail, ait, ale, all, alt, ate, att, eat, ell, eta, ill, lat, lea, lei, let, lie, lit, tae, tat, tea, tel, tet.

+1 letter: tiltable.

+2 letters: lethality, paillette, satellite, tactilely, tallithes, titillate.

+3 letters: alliterate, cantillate, cavalletti, distillate, epiglottal, illiterate, illustrate, literalist, literality, literately, paillettes, pastellist, pistillate, potentilla, satellites, stealthily, thetically, titillated, titillates, trilateral, triliteral, tripletail, ultimately.

+4 letters: aiguillette, alliterated, alliterates, artillerist, battlefield, bimetallist, bristletail, cantillated, cantillates, cappelletti, crystallite, distillates, illiterates, illustrated, illustrates, installment, leafletting, lethalities, literalists, meltability, multivalent, pastellists, philatelist, potentially, potentillas, ratatouille, reallotting, scintillate, tagliatelle, talkatively, tetanically, titillative, tonetically, triliterals, tripletails, ultraviolet.