littleness
English
noun
Definitions
- The property of being little, smallness.
- Smallness of spirit; pettiness.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English litelnes inherited from Old English lytelnysse suffix from English little.
Origin
English
little
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Little Saigon English
- Little Tokyo English
- Littlemill English
- belittle English
- little English
- little bittern English
- little name English
- littleneck English
- littlie English
- littlish English
- littlun English
- littly English
- litty English
- lout English
- lytelnysse Old English
- litel Middle English
- litelnes Middle English
- likkle Jamaican Creole