least
Meaning of least
- smallest in amount, extent, or significance.
who has the least money?
he never had the least idea what to do about it
- the smallest amount, extent, or significance.
how others see me is the least of my worries
it's the least I can do
- to the smallest extent or degree.
my best routine was the one I had practised the least
he had a knack for showing up when he was least expected
only the least expensive lot sold
I never hid the truth, least of all from you
adjective
used in names of very small animals and plants, e.g. least shrew.
Old English lǣst, lǣsest, of Germanic origin; related to less.
adverb, superlative adverb- to a small extent.
he reminded me a little of my parents
I was always a little afraid of her
- only to a small extent; not much or often (used for emphasis).
he was little known in this country
he had slept little these past weeks
Old English lȳtel, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch luttel, German dialect lützel .
Information about least
- The plural form of least is: leasts.
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Hyphenation of least
least
- It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
- least is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
least synonyms
Meaning small in degree; inconsiderable:
Meaning of a size that is less than normal or usual:
Meaning the least or smallest amount or quantity possible, attainable, or required:
Meaning of a minimum amount, quantity, or degree; negligible:
Meaning extremely small:
Meaning very small:
Meaning small in size, amount, or degree (often used to convey an appealing diminutiveness or express an affectionate or condescending attitude):
Meaning to a small degree; not considerably:
Meaning in a faint manner; indistinctly:
Meaning from a distance; without physical contact:
Meaning in a way that is uncertain, indefinite or unclear; roughly:
Meaning to a certain extent; quite; fairly:
Meaning to a moderate extent or by a moderate amount; rather:
Meaning to the utmost or most absolute extent or degree; absolutely; completely:
Meaning with justice:
Meaning kind of:
Meaning to some extent:
least antonyms
Meaning of an extent, amount, or intensity considerably above average:
Meaning greatest in amount, quantity, or degree:
Translation of least
Anagrams of least
Altes, astel, leats, salet, setal, slate, Stael, stale, steal, stela, tales, teals, Tesla, tesla
Words that rhyme with least
East, east, nor'east, beast, bebeast, demibeast, unbeast, obeast, Mideast, mideast, Feast, beanfeast, bullfeast, feast, outfeast, overfeast, prefeast, geast, Northeast, Southeast, heast, northeast, southeast, cineast, abreast, afterbreast, blackbreast, bluebreast, breast, checkerbreast, chimneybreast, forebreast, muddybreast, noreast, palebreast, reast, redbreast, specklebreast, unbreast, velvetbreast, yeast