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.