English noun: littleness |
1. | littleness (attribute) the property of having a relatively small size |
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| Synonyms | smallness |
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| Broader (hypernym) | size |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | delicacy, diminutiveness, dwarfishness, grain, minuteness, petiteness, puniness, runtiness, slightness, stuntedness, tininess, weeness |
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| Antonyms | bigness, largeness |
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2. | littleness (attribute) the property of having relatively little strength or vigor |
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| Samples | The smallness of her voice.
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| Synonyms | smallness |
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| Broader (hypernym) | weakness |
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3. | littleness (attribute) lack of generosity in trifling matters |
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| Synonyms | pettiness, smallness |
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| Broader (hypernym) | closeness, meanness, minginess, niggardliness, niggardness, parsimoniousness, parsimony, tightfistedness, tightness |
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