Little vs. Petite
Littleadjective
Small in size.
Littleadjective
Insignificant, trivial.
Littleadjective
(offensive) Used to belittle a person.
Littleadjective
Very young.
Littleadjective
(of a sibling) Younger.
Littleadjective
Used with the name of place, especially of a country, to denote a neighborhood whose residents or storekeepers are from that place.
Littleadjective
Small in amount or number, having few members.
Littleadjective
Short in duration; brief.
Littleadjective
Small in extent of views or sympathies; narrow; shallow; contracted; mean; illiberal; ungenerous.
Littleadverb
Not much.
Littleadverb
Not at all.
Littledeterminer
Not much, only a little: only a small amount (of).
Littlepronoun
Not much; not a large amount.
Littlenoun
The participant in ageplay who acts out the younger role.
Littleadjective
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.
Littleadjective
Short in duration; brief; as, a little sleep.
Littleadjective
Small in quantity or amount; not much; as, a little food; a little air or water.
Littleadjective
Small in dignity, power, or importance; not great; insignificant; contemptible.
Littleadjective
Small in force or efficiency; not strong; weak; slight; inconsiderable; as, little attention or exertion;little effort; little care or diligence.
Littleadjective
Small in extent of views or sympathies; narrow; shallow; contracted; mean; illiberal; ungenerous.
Littlenoun
That which is little; a small quantity, amount, space, or the like.
Littlenoun
A small degree or scale; miniature.
Littleadverb
In a small quantity or degree; not much; slightly; somewhat; - often with a preceding it.
Littlenoun
a small amount or duration;
Littleadjective
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent;
Littleadjective
(quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with `a') at least some;
Littleadjective
of short duration or distance;
Littleadjective
not fully grown;
Littleadjective
(informal terms) small and of little importance;
Littleadjective
(of a voice) faint;
Littleadjective
younger brother or sister;
Littleadjective
lowercase;
Littleadjective
small in a way that arouses feelings (of tenderness or its opposite depending on the context);
Littleadverb
not much;
Littleadjective
small in size, amount, or degree (often used to convey an appealing diminutiveness or express an affectionate or condescending attitude)
Littleadjective
(of a person) young or younger
Littleadjective
denoting something, especially a place, that is the smaller or smallest of those so named or is named after a similar larger one
Littleadjective
used in names of animals and plants that are smaller than related kinds, e.g. little grebe.
Littleadjective
of short distance or duration
Littleadjective
relatively unimportant or trivial (often used ironically)
Littledeterminer
a small amount of
Littledeterminer
a short time or distance
Littledeterminer
used to emphasize how small an amount is
Littlepronoun
a small amount of
Littlepronoun
used to emphasize how small an amount is
Littlepronoun
Littlepronoun
a short time or distance
Littleadverb
to a small extent
Littleadverb
only to a small extent; not much or often (used for emphasis)
Littleadverb
hardly or not at all
Petiteadjective
Of a woman: fairly short and of slim build.
Petiteadjective
Of women's clothing: of small size.
Petiteadjective
Small, little; insignificant; petty.
Petiteadjective
Small, little; of a woman or girl, of small size and trim figure.
Petitenoun
a garment size for short or slender women
Petiteadjective
very small;
Petiteadjective
(of a woman) attractively small and dainty
