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Meaning of "littleness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LITTLENESS

littleness  [ˈlɪtlnɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LITTLENESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Littleness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LITTLENESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Little people

Little people may refer to: ▪ People with dwarfism, short stature resulting from a medical condition ▪ Midget, a colloquial term sometimes used for evenly-proportioned people with dwarfism ▪ Little People of America, organization representing some of the above ▪ Little People of Canada, organization representing some of the above ▪ Dutch, kleine luyden, an important concept in the thought of Dutch theologian Abraham Kuyper Culture and media ▪ Little people, a folklore archetype ▪ Hobbits, a fictional race in the work of J. R. R. Tolkien ▪ Little People, a Fisher-Price toy brand ▪ The Little People ▪ "The Little People", TV series episode ▪ "Little People", a song from Les Misérables ▪ "Little People", a song by The White Stripes on The White Stripes ▪ "Little People", a Dilbert episode ▪ The Little People, villains in the novel 1Q84...

Definition of littleness in the English dictionary

The first definition of littleness in the dictionary is the quality or state of being a small quantity, extent, or duration of. Other definition of littleness is the quality or state of being of small or less than average size. Littleness is also the quality or state of being young or being a child.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LITTLENESS


carefulness
ˈkeəfʊlnɪs
coolness
ˈkuːlnɪs
faithfulness
ˈfeɪθfʊlnɪs
forgetfulness
fəˈɡetfʊlnɪs
fruitfulness
ˈfruːtfʊlnɪs
fullness
ˈfʊlnɪs
gentleness
ˈdʒɛntəlnɪs
gracefulness
ˈɡreɪsfʊlnɪs
helpfulness
ˈhelpfʊlnɪs
illness
ˈɪlnɪs
joyfulness
ˈdʒɔɪfʊlnɪs
mindfulness
ˈmaɪndfʊlnɪs
reasonableness
ˈriːznəblnɪs
stillness
ˈstɪlnɪs
subtleness
ˈsʌtlnɪs
thankfulness
ˈθæŋkfʊlnɪs
thoughtfulness
ˈθɔːtfʊlnɪs
truthfulness
ˈtruːθfʊlnɪs
usefulness
ˈjuːsfʊlnɪs
wastefulness
ˈweɪstfʊlnɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LITTLENESS

little penguin
little people
little ringed plover
Little Rock
Little Russia
Little Russian
Little Sark
little slam
Little St Bernard Pass
little stint
little tern
little theatre
little toe
little woman
little-known
littleneck
littler
littlest
Littlewood
littleworth

WORDS THAT END LIKE LITTLENESS

adhesiveness
appropriateness
attentiveness
attractiveness
awareness
awesomeness
brand awareness
business
closeness
competitiveness
completeness
cost-effectiveness
cuteness
effectiveness
hoarseness
likeness
oneness
responsiveness
self-awareness
soreness
uniqueness

Synonyms and antonyms of littleness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «littleness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LITTLENESS

Find out the translation of littleness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of littleness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «littleness» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

渺小
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pequeñez
570 millions of speakers

English

littleness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अल्पता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بخل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

мелочность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pequenez
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গুরুত্বহীনতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

petitesse
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kelincahan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kleinheit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

小さいこと
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

작음
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Littleness
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ít
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

littleness
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उथळपणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

küçüklük
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

piccolezza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

małość
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дріб´язковість
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

micimii
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μικρότητα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kleinheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

litenhet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

litenhet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of littleness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LITTLENESS»

The term «littleness» is regularly used and occupies the 107.494 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LITTLENESS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «littleness» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «littleness» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about littleness

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LITTLENESS»

Discover the use of littleness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to littleness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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As a Child: God's Call to Littleness
In the same way, this book is not primarily about children, but rather about the child that God calls each of us to become. "As a Child" is a book for anyone who wants to grow in their faith.
Phil Steer, 2012
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A Course in Miracles: With Foreword from Editor/Publisher ...
Littleness versus Magnitude Be not content with littleness. But be sure you understand what littleness is, and why you could never be content with it. Littleness is the offering you give yourself. You offer this in place of magnitude, and you accept ...
Helen Schucman, William Thetford, 2011
3
The Thoughts of Blaise Pascal
GREATNESS, Littleness.— The more light we have, the ^J more greatness and the more baseness we discover in man. Ordinary men . . . The more cultivated . Philosophers. They astonish ordinary men. Christians. They astonish Philosophers ...
Blaise Pascal, Auguste Molinier, 1905
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A Course in Miracles: Combined Volume
3You who have sought and found littleness, remember this: Every decision you make stems from what you think you are, and represents the value that you put upon yourself. 4Believe the little can content you, and by limiting yourself you will  ...
Foundation for Inner Peace, 2008
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Jesus' Course in Miracles
Littleness is the offering you gave YOURSELF. You offered this in place of magnitude, and you ACCEPTED it. Everything in this world is little because it is a world made out of littleness, in the strange belief that littleness can content you.
H. Shucman and W. Thetford, editors, 2000
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Course in Miracles: Includes Text, Workbook for Students, ...
Iv. lIttleness versus MagnItude 22 Be not content with littleness, but be sure you understand what littleness is and why you could never be content with it. Littleness is the offering you gave yourself.You offered this in place of magnitude, and you ...
Helen Schucman, 2008
7
But The Greatest Of These is Love
Be not content with littleness. But be sure you understand what littleness is, and why you could never be content with it. Littleness is the offering you give yourself. You offer this in place of magnitude, and you accept it. Everything in this world is  ...
Edward M. Vigeant, 2014
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A Dictionary of the Bengala Language: In which the Words are ...
(loc. case of 5it^?5iT), lor levity, for lightness, for littleness. Kl^fifasa, a. (from mva, Ugliness, and f*[5re, n cause), caused by or arising from lightness or littleness; ad . from or because of lightness cr littleness. Bi^if^ta.a, ad. from site*, lightness, ...
William Carey, 1825
9
The Thought of Blaise Pascal: Translated from the Text of M. ...
THE. GREATNESS. AND. LITTLENESS. OF. MAN. C REATNESS, In'ttlenesa— The more light we have, the 1 more greatness and the more baseness we discover in man. Ordinary men . . . The more cultivated . Philosophers. They astonish ...
Blaise Pascal, Auguste Molinier, 1905
10
Domestic Space: Reading the Nineteenth-century Interior
It is the smallness of the house - this narrow room and the littleness of the objects depicted - that should give us pause. Bachelard mentions the fairy-tale as the beginning of his chapter on the 'miniature', and starts by discussing those objects  ...
Janet Floyd, Inga Bryden, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LITTLENESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term littleness is used in the context of the following news items.
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Why I love living in Suburbia
Magnificently unprepared. For the long littleness of life." More fool him, I always thought on reading Frances Cornford's words on Rupert Brooke ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
2
Moss covers much ground
Littleness runs through Andrea's art and is explored in many thought provoking ways. In addition to working across media, and inter-connecting ... «Cornish Guardian, Jul 15»
3
Quiet Corner: God save America
We must forsake our pettiness, our peevishness, our littleness, and our conflicts, as well as our evil ways. Third, God must become real to us. «Meridian Star, Jul 15»
4
Beyond the Moral Haze
... have, of course, no understanding of or use for brahmacharya, which is a faring unto vastness, not a prudish joyless insistence on littleness. «The New Indian Express, Jun 15»
5
Carpet-Bombing History
Toppling Palmyra would reveal “Isis's littleness,” architecture critic ... So in his view, a “littleness” rivaling Islamic State's would motivate, say, ... «Center for Research on Globalization, Jun 15»
6
When everyone wins
The quickest ticket to heaven, enlightenment, or salvation is calmly acknowledged littleness. Then you have nothing to prove, to protect or to ... «Marietta Daily Journal, Jun 15»
7
Taming the Wilderness
... the wilderness is to know a profound humility, to recognize one's littleness, to sense dependence and interdependence, indebtedness, and responsibility.”. «Utne Reader Online, Jun 15»
8
Cracks in the Wall
Not all are certain what the word “God” means to them. But everyone, whether they have gadlut or katnut emunah, greatness or littleness of faith ... «Jerusalem Post Israel News, Jun 15»
9
The History Boys, Grand Opera House, York
Hector, played as a wounded classroom colossus by Hope, is teaching his bright sparks for "the long littleness of life" that will replace the ... «Wear Valley Advertiser, Jun 15»
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Ian Thorpe and the long littleness of life
Ian Thorpe and the long littleness of life. Date: June 6, 2015. (29); Comments 24; Read later. Annabel Crabb. Stripped of controversy and event and excitement, ... «Brisbane Times, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Littleness [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/littleness>. May 2024 ».
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