little vs small indefinite quantity

small indefinite quantity vs little

little and small indefinite quantity both are nouns.

little is an adjective but small indefinite quantity is not an adjective.

little is an adverb but small indefinite quantity is not an adverb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
little	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
small indefinite quantity	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, small indefinite quantity is a hypernym of little; that is, small indefinite quantity is a word with a broader meaning than little:

little: a small amount or duration
small indefinite quantity: an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude

Other hypernyms of little include small indefinite amount.

little (noun)	small indefinite quantity (noun)
a small amount or duration	an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude

little (adjective)	small indefinite quantity (adjective)
low in stature; not tall; describing something or someone with a stature less than normal
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
(quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with `a') at least some
small in a way that arouses feelings (of tenderness or its opposite depending on the context)
lowercase
(of a voice) faint
(informal) small and of little importance
(of children and animals) young, immature

little (adverb)	small indefinite quantity (adverb)
not much

Difference between little and small indefinite quantity

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