Synonyms for few


Grammar : Adj, pron
Spell : fyoo
Phonetic Transcription : fyu

Top 10 synonyms for few Other synonyms for the word few

Définition of few

Origin :
  • Old English feawe (plural; contracted to fea) "few, seldom, even a little," from Proto-Germanic *faw-, from PIE root *pau- (1) "few, little" (cf. Latin paucus "few, little," paullus "little," parvus "little, small," pauper "poor;" Greek pauros "few, little," pais (genitive paidos) "child;" Latin puer "child, boy," pullus "young animal;" Oscan puklu "child;" Sanskrit potah "a young animal," putrah "son;" Old English fola "young horse;" Old Norse fylja "young female horse;" Old Church Slavonic puta "bird;" Lithuanian putytis "young animal, young bird"). Always plural in Old English.
  • Phrase few and far between attested from 1660s. Unusual ironic use in quite a few "many" (1883), earlier a good few (1828). The noun is late 12c., fewe, from the adjective.
  • Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few. [Winston Churchill, 1940]
  • adj hardly any
  • pron scarcely any
Example sentences :
  • They were both silent for a few moments; and Eudora's countenance was troubled.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • Here we see but a few of the last links, and those imperfectly.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • So small was it that to have gone a few feet to either side would have been to miss it.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • I shall be staying with Aunt Cornelia a few days after to-morrow.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • Or, if I'd only got tied up in some way for a few weeks—something I could tide over.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • You will probably see me out again in a few days, if you take the trouble to look.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • I can get along for a few hours, and then I'll have a doctor look at it.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • I could keep only the effect of its expression and the few tones of your voice I heard.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • "Too bad she ain't got a few more millions," said Uncle Peter, ruminantly.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • After all, there are certain things that you can't tell in too few words.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson

Antonyms for few

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