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Definition of littleness noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

littleness

noun
 
/ˈlɪtlnəs/
 
/ˈlɪtlnəs/
[uncountable]
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  1. the fact of being not important or not powerful
    • We are aware of our littleness in the scheme of things.
    opposite greatness (1)
  2. the fact of being too concerned about things that are not important and unable to understand the things that are
    • the littleness of his mind
  3. the quality of being small or smaller than others
    • the littleness of her hands and feet
    Littleness in this meaning is very rare ; it is much more usual to talk about the small size of something than its ‘littleness’.
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