Little

Small in size or extent; not big; diminutive; -- opposed to big or large; as, a little body; a little animal; a little piece of ground; a little hill; a little distance; a little child.

Short in duration; brief; as, a little sleep.

Small in quantity or amount; not much; as, a little food; a little air or water.

Small in dignity, power, or importance; not great; insignificant; contemptible.

Small in force or efficiency; not strong; weak; slight; inconsiderable; as, little attention or exertion;little effort; little care or diligence.

Small in extent of views or sympathies; narrow; shallow; contracted; mean; illiberal; ungenerous.

That which is little; a small quantity, amount, space, or the like.

A small degree or scale; miniature.

In a small quantity or degree; not much; slightly; somewhat; -- often with a preceding it.

(quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with ‘a’) at least some; "little rain fell in May"; "gave it little thought"; "little time is left"; "we still have little money"; "a little hope remained"; "there's slight chance that it will work"; "there's a slight chance it will work"