littleness

lit·tle  (ltl)

adj. lit·tler or less (ls) also less·er (lsr), lit·tlest or least (lst)

1. Small in size: a little dining room. See Synonyms at small.

2. Short in extent or duration; brief: There is little time left.

3. Small in quantity or degree: little money.

4. Unimportant; trivial: a little matter.

5. Narrow; petty: mean little comments; a little mind consumed with trivia.

6. Without much power or influence; of minor status.

7.

a. Being at an early stage of growth; young: a little child.

b. Younger or youngest. Used especially of a sibling: My little brother is leaving for college next week.

adv. less or lesser, least

1. Not much; scarcely: works long hours, sleeping little.

2. Not in the least; not at all: They little expected such a generous gift.

n.

1. A small quantity or amount: Give me a little.

2. Something much less than all: I know little of their history.

3. A short distance or time: a little down the road; waited a little.

Idioms:

a little

Somewhat; a bit: felt a little better.

little by little

By small degrees or increments; gradually.

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[Middle English, from Old English ltel.]

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little·ness n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	littleness - the property of having a relatively small size smallness size - the physical magnitude of something (how big it is); "a wolf is about the size of a large dog" diminutiveness, minuteness, petiteness, tininess, weeness - the property of being very small in size; "hence the minuteness of detail in the painting" slightness, delicacy - smallness of stature grain - the smallest possible unit of anything; "there was a grain of truth in what he said"; "he does not have a grain of sense" runtiness, stuntedness, puniness - smallness of stature dwarfishness - smallness of stature bigness, largeness - the property of having a relatively great size
	2.	littleness - the property of having relatively little strength or vigor; "the smallness of her voice" smallness weakness - the property of lacking physical or mental strength; liability to failure under pressure or stress or strain; "his weakness increased as he became older"; "the weakness of the span was overlooked until it collapsed"
	3.	littleness - lack of generosity in trifling matters pettiness, smallness minginess, niggardliness, niggardness, tightfistedness, meanness, parsimoniousness, parsimony, closeness, tightness - extreme stinginess

Translations

littleness [ˈlɪtlnɪs] N (in size) → pequeñez f (fig) → mezquindad f

littleness

n → Kleinheit f, → geringe Größe; (of contribution) → Geringfügigkeit f; (of mind) → Beschränktheit f