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Littleness is an English word with synonyms like smallness or tightfistedness. Below you'll find 1 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Littleness in a sentence

Littleness meaning

  1. The property of being little, smallness.
  2. Smallness of spirit; pettiness.

Synonyms of Littleness

smallness tightfistedness tightness parsimoniousness parsimony niggardness niggardliness minginess meanness pettiness weakness largeness bigness size closeness

Related words

Other words often associated with Littleness or its synonyms:

stinginess property thrift frugality magnitude failing misfortune intimacy comprehensiveness unpretentiousness unimportance coat

Using Littleness

  • The main meaning on this page is: The property of being little, smallness. | Smallness of spirit; pettiness.
  • Useful related words include: smallness, tightfistedness, tightness, parsimoniousness.

Context around Littleness

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 0 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Sentence patterns with Littleness

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

despite the littleness of his 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

why did nearly 1×

Common sentence endings:

of his understanding 1×

Words around Littleness

Just before it in the word index:

littlemore 10 littlejohn 34 littlehey 2 littlehampton 12 littlehales 2 littlefoot 3

Just after it in the word index:

littleover 6 littleproud 22 littler 91 littlerock 4 littles 17 littlest 18

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaargh 3 aabb 3 aabria 3 aacha 3 aacta 3 aadhi 3

Corpus analysis for Littleness

  • In this selection, "littleness" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of questions.
  • Recognizable usage signals include despite the littleness of his. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "littleness" sits close to words such as aaargh, aabb and aabria, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with littleness

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Why did nearly 7million Lankans vote for Gotabaya Rajapaksa despite the littleness of his mind, the paucity of his understanding? (20 words)

Longer example sentences

Why did nearly 7million Lankans vote for Gotabaya Rajapaksa despite the littleness of his mind, the paucity of his understanding? (20 words)

Question examples

Why did nearly 7million Lankans vote for Gotabaya Rajapaksa despite the littleness of his mind, the paucity of his understanding? (20 words)

Example sentences (1)

Why did nearly 7million Lankans vote for Gotabaya Rajapaksa despite the littleness of his mind, the paucity of his understanding?

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "littleness" in a sentence?
An example: "Why did nearly 7million Lankans vote for Gotabaya Rajapaksa despite the littleness of his mind, the paucity of his understanding?" This page contains 1 example sentence with the word "littleness" from authentic English texts.
What does "littleness" mean?
Littleness means: The property of being little, smallness.
What are synonyms of "littleness"?
Common synonyms of "littleness" include: smallness, tightfistedness, tightness, parsimoniousness, parsimony, niggardness, niggardliness, minginess. Plus 7 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "littleness" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 1 example sentence with "littleness", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.