little bit
Just a touch
A little bit is a small amount or slight degree of something: I'm a little bit tired, Can I have just a little bit?
The phrase often softens statements or requests, making them sound more modest or tentative than "a bit" alone.
It can also mean a short while: Wait a little bit.
Very small quantity
- tadSmall amount, informally
- pinchSqueeze with fingertips
- dashQuick burst or pinch
- dabSmall amount applied
dollop · drop · touch · hint · trace · morsel · crumb · speck
Indirect suggestion
- whisperSpeech without full voice
- glimmerFaint, wavering light
- flickerUnsteady, brief light
- tingeSlight degree present
nuance · suggestion · shade · undertone · undercurrent · inkling · breath · suspicion
Brief period of time
- secondUnit smaller than minute
- minuteSixtieth of an hour
- instantBriefest unit of time
- jiffyInformal term for instant
tick · flash · spell · while · stretch · pause · beat · heartbeat
Lacking significance or weight
- negligibleToo small to consider
- inconsequentialLacking significance or impact
- minorScale with lowered third
- pettyOf little importance
trifling · unimportant · marginal · incidental · paltry · nominal · peripheral · secondary
smidgen
Very small quantity
dab · dollop · drop · touch · hint · trace · morsel · crumb · speck · snippet
hint
Indirect suggestion
tinge · nuance · suggestion · shade · undertone · undercurrent · inkling · breath · suspicion · ghost
moment
Brief period of time
jiffy · tick · flash · spell · while · stretch · pause · beat · heartbeat · blink
trivial
Lacking significance or weight
- negligibleToo small to consider
- inconsequentialLacking significance or impact
- minorScale with lowered third
petty · trifling · unimportant · marginal · incidental · paltry · nominal · peripheral · secondary · picayune
little bita great deal
A large amount
tremendously · enormously · immensely · vastly · hugely
little biteverything
The complete set
all · the whole · totality · the lot · completely
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