minute vs little

little vs minute

minute and little both are nouns.

minute and little both are adjectives.

minute is not an adverb while little is an adverb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
minute	Yes	Yes	No	No
little	Yes	Yes	No	Yes

minute (noun)	little (noun)
distance measured by the time taken to cover it	a small amount or duration
a short note
a unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
an indefinitely short time
a particular point in time

minute (adjective)	little (adjective)
characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination	low in stature; not tall; describing something or someone with a stature less than normal
infinitely or immeasurably small	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

minute (adverb)	little (adverb)
	not much

Difference between minute and little

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