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Few Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Few? [n] a small elite group; "it was designed for the discriminating few" [n] an indefinite but relatively small number; "they bought a case of beer and drank a few" [adj] (quantifier used with count nouns; often preceded by `a') a small number; "a few weeks ago"; "a few more wagons than usual"; "an invalid's pleasures are few and far between"; "few roses were still blooming"; "few women have led troops in battle" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Few: a couple of(a) \| a few(a) \| hardly a(a) Related Terms \| Find terms related to Few: cursory \| depthless \| footling \| handful \| hardly any \| inconsequential \| inconsiderable \| insignificant \| least \| little \| littlest \| low \| lowest \| meager \| miniature \| minim \| minimum \| negligible \| no great shakes \| not many \| occasional \| of small number \| petty \| picayune \| picayunish \| precious little \| rare \| scarce \| scarcely any \| scattering \| seldom \| shallow \| short \| shortest \| skin-deep \| slightest \| small \| smallest \| smatter \| smattering \| spatter \| spattering \| sporadic \| sprinkling \| superficial \| tiny \| trifling \| trivial \| uncommon \| unfrequent See Also \| elite \| fewer \| small indefinite amount \| small indefinite quantity \| some(a) Few In Webster's Dictionary \Few\ (f[=u]), a. [Compar. {Fewer}; superl. {Fewest}.] [OE. fewe, feawe, AS. fe['a], pl. fe['a]we; akin to OS. f[=a]h, OHG. f[=o] fao, Icel. f[=a]r, Sw. f[*a], pl., Dan. faa, pl., Goth. faus, L. paucus, cf. Gr. pay^ros. Cf. {Paucity}.] Not many; small, limited, or confined in number; -- indicating a small portion of units or individuals constituing a whole; often, by ellipsis of a noun, a few people. ``Are not my days few?'' --Job x. 20. Few know and fewer care. --Proverb. Note: Few is often used partitively; as, few of them. {A few}, a small number. {In few}, in a few words; briefly. --Shak. {No few}, not few; more than a few; many. --Cowper. {The few}, the minority; -- opposed to the many or the majority.

Few Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Few?

[n] a small elite group; "it was designed for the discriminating few"
[n] an indefinite but relatively small number; "they bought a case of beer and drank a few"
[adj] (quantifier used with count nouns; often preceded by `a') a small number; "a few weeks ago"; "a few more wagons than usual"; "an invalid's pleasures are few and far between"; "few roses were still blooming"; "few women have led troops in battle"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Few: a couple of(a) | a few(a) | hardly a(a)

Few In Webster's Dictionary

\Few\ (f[=u]), a. [Compar. {Fewer}; superl. {Fewest}.] [OE.
fewe, feawe, AS. fe['a], pl. fe['a]we; akin to OS. f[=a]h,
OHG. f[=o] fao, Icel. f[=a]r, Sw. f[*a], pl., Dan. faa, pl.,
Goth. faus, L. paucus, cf. Gr. pay^ros. Cf. {Paucity}.]
Not many; small, limited, or confined in number; --
indicating a small portion of units or individuals
constituing a whole; often, by ellipsis of a noun, a few
people. ``Are not my days few?'' --Job x. 20.

      Few know and fewer care.                 --Proverb.

Note: Few is often used partitively; as, few of them.

{A few}, a small number.

{In few}, in a few words; briefly. --Shak.

{No few}, not few; more than a few; many. --Cowper.

{The few}, the minority; -- opposed to the many or the
   majority.

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