Little vs. Tight
Difference Between Little and Tight
Little➦
small in size, amount, or degree (often used to convey an appealing diminutiveness or express an affectionate or condescending attitude)
a little puppy dog
a boring little man
the plants will grow into little bushes
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Tight➦
Fixed or fastened firmly in place
a tight lid.
tight screws.
a tight knot.
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Little➦
a small amount of
you only see a little of what he can do
we got a little help from a training scheme
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Tight➦
Stretched or drawn out fully
a tight wire.
a tight drumhead.
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Little➦
used to emphasize how small an amount is
the rouble is worth so little these days
he ate and drank very little
there was very little time to be lost
I have little doubt of their identity
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Tight➦
Of such close construction as to be impermeable
cloth tight enough to hold water.
warm in our tight little cabin.
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Little➦
a small amount of
we got a little help from a training scheme
you only see a little of what he can do
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Tight➦
Leaving little empty space through compression; compact
a tight suitcase.
a tight weave.
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Little➦
used to emphasize how small an amount is
I have little doubt of their identity
he ate and drank very little
the rouble is worth so little these days
there was very little time to be lost
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Tight➦
Affording little spare time; full
a tight schedule.
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Little➦
to a small extent
I was always a little afraid of her
he reminded me a little of my parents
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Tight➦
Closely reasoned or concise
a tight argument.
a tight style of writing.
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Little➦
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
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Tight➦
Fitting close or too close to the skin; snug
a tight collar.
a fit that was much too tight.
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Little➦
Small in size
a little dining room.
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Tight➦
(Slang) Personally close; intimate
"me and the D.A., who happen to be very tight with one another" (Tom Wolfe).
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Little➦
Small in quantity or extent
a little money.
a little work on the side.
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Tight➦
Experiencing a feeling of constriction
a tight feeling in the chest.
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Little➦
Short in extent or duration; brief
There is little time left.
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Tight➦
Reluctant to spend or give; stingy.
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Little➦
Unimportant; trivial
a little matter.
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Tight➦
Obtainable with difficulty or only at a high price
tight money.
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Little➦
Narrow; petty
mean little comments.
a little mind consumed with trivia.
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Tight➦
Affected by scarcity
a tight market.
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Little➦
Having scant power or influence; of minor status
just a little clerk in the records office.
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Tight➦
Difficult to deal with or get out of
a tight spot.
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Little➦
Being at an early stage of growth; young
a little child.
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Tight➦
Barely profitable
a tight bargain.
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Little➦
Younger or youngest. Used especially of a sibling
My little brother is leaving for college next week.
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Tight➦
Closely contested; close
a tight match.
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Little➦
Not much; scarcely
works long hours, sleeping little.
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Tight➦
Chiefly British Neat and trim in appearance or arrangement.
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Little➦
Not in the least; not at all
They little expected such a generous gift.
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Tight➦
Marked by full control over elements or subordinates; firm
tight management.
a tight orchestral performance.
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Little➦
A small quantity or amount
Give me a little.
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Tight➦
(Slang) Intoxicated; drunk.
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Little➦
Something much less than all
I know little of their history.
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Tight➦
(Baseball) Inside.
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Little➦
A short distance or time
a little down the road.
waited a little.
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Tight➦
Firmly; securely.
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Little➦
Small in size.
This is a little table.
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Tight➦
Soundly
sleep tight.
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Little➦
Insignificant, trivial.
It's of little importance.
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Tight➦
Snugly or with constriction
My shoes are laced too tight.
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Little➦
(offensive) Used to belittle a person.
Listen up, you little shit.
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Tight➦
Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open.
a tight sponge; a tight knot
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Little➦
Very young.
Did he tell you any embarrassing stories about when she was little?
That's the biggest little boy I've ever seen.
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Tight➦
Unyielding or firm.
tight control on a situation; tight clothing
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Little➦
(of a sibling) Younger.
This is my little sister.
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Tight➦
Under high tension; taut.
Make sure to pull the rope tight.
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Little➦
(often capitalized) Used with the name of a place, especially of a country or its capital, to denote a neighborhood whose residents or storekeepers are from that place.
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Tight➦
(colloquial) Scarce, hard to come by.
I grew up in a poor neighborhood; money was very tight, but we made do.
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Little➦
(derogatory) To imply that the inhabitants of the place have an insular attitude and are hostile to those they perceive as foreign.
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Tight➦
Intimately friendly.
We've grown tighter over the years.
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Little➦
Having few members.
little herd
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Tight➦
Miserly or frugal.
He's a bit tight with his money.
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Little➦
Operating on a small scale.
Little Steel (smaller steel companies, as contrasted with Big Steel)
Little Science (science performed by individuals or small teams, as contrasted with Big Science)
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Tight➦
(of a space, design or arrangement) Narrow, such that it is difficult for something or someone to pass through it.
The passageway was so tight we could barely get through.
They flew in a tight formation.
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Little➦
Short in duration; brief.
I feel better after my little sleep.
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Tight➦
Fitting close, or too close, to the body.
a tight coat;
My socks are too tight.
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Little➦
Small in extent of views or sympathies; narrow; shallow; contracted; mean; illiberal; ungenerous.
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Tight➦
Of a turn, sharp, so that the timeframe for making it is narrow and following it is difficult.
The mountain pass was made dangerous by its many tight corners.
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Little➦
Not much.
This is a little known fact.
She spoke little and listened less.
We slept very little last night.
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Tight➦
Lacking holes; difficult to penetrate; waterproof.
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Little➦
Not at all.
I was speaking ill of Fred; little did I know that he was right behind me, listening in.
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Tight➦
Well-rehearsed and accurate in execution.
Their marching band is extremely tight.
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Little➦
Not much, only a little: only a small amount (of).
There is (very) little water left.
We had very little to do.
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Tight➦
(sport) Not conceding many goals.
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Little➦
Not much; not a large amount.
Little is known about his early life.
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Tight➦
(slang) Intoxicated; drunk or acting like being drunk.
We went drinking and got tight.
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Little➦
A small amount.
Can I try a little of that sauce?
Little did he do to make me comfortable.
If you want some cake, there's a little in the refrigerator
Many littles make a mickle. (Scottish proverb)
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Tight➦
(slang) Extraordinarily great or special.
That is one tight bicycle!
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Little➦
A child; particularly an infant.
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Tight➦
Mean; unfair; unkind.
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Little➦
A newly initiated member of a sorority, who is mentored by a big.
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Tight➦
Limited or restricted.
We had a very tight schedule.
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Little➦
The participant in ageplay who acts out the younger role.
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Tight➦
(obsolete) Not ragged; whole; neat; tidy.
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Little➦
(countable) One who has mentally age regressed to a childlike state.
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Tight➦
(obsolete) Handy; adroit; brisk.
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Little➦
Small in size or extent; not big; diminutive; - opposed to big or large; as, a little body; a little animal; a little piece of ground; a little hill; a little distance; a little child.
He sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for the press, because he was little of stature.
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Tight➦
(poker) Of a player, who plays very few hands. en
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Little➦
Short in duration; brief; as, a little sleep.
Best him enough: after a little time,I'll beat him too.
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Tight➦
(poker) Using a strategy which involves playing very few hands. en
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Little➦
Small in quantity or amount; not much; as, a little food; a little air or water.
Conceited of their little wisdoms, and doting upon their own fancies.
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Tight➦
Intimate, close, close-knit.
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Little➦
Small in dignity, power, or importance; not great; insignificant; contemptible.
When thou wast little in thine own sight, wast thou not made the head of the tribes?
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Tight➦
A car with understeer, primarily used to describe NASCAR stock cars.
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Little➦
Small in force or efficiency; not strong; weak; slight; inconsiderable; as, little attention or exertion;little effort; little care or diligence.
By sad experiment I knowHow little weight my words with thee can find.
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Tight➦
Angry or irritated.
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Little➦
Small in extent of views or sympathies; narrow; shallow; contracted; mean; illiberal; ungenerous.
The long-necked geese of the world that are ever hissing dispraise,Because their natures are little.
The men, and the women, and the little ones.
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Tight➦
Firmly, so as not to come loose easily.
Make sure the lid is closed tight.
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Little➦
That which is little; a small quantity, amount, space, or the like.
Much was in little writ.
There are many expressions, which carrying with them no clear ideas, are like to remove but little of my ignorance.
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Tight➦
Soundly.
Good night, sleep tight.
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Little➦
A small degree or scale; miniature.
A little, to or in a small degree; to a limited extent; somewhat; for a short time. " Stay a little."
The painter flattered her a little.
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Tight➦
(obsolete) To tighten.
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Little➦
In a small quantity or degree; not much; slightly; somewhat; - often with a preceding it.
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Tight➦
Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open; as, tight cloth; a tight knot.
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Little➦
a small amount or duration;
he accepted the little they gave him
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Tight➦
Close, so as not to admit the passage of a liquid or other fluid; not leaky; as, a tight ship; a tight cask; a tight room; - often used in this sense as the second member of a compound; as, water-tight; air-tight.
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Little➦
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent;
a little dining room
a little house
a small car
a little (or small) group
a small voice
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Tight➦
Fitting close, or too close, to the body; as, a tight coat or other garment.
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Little➦
(quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with `a') at least some;
little rain fell in May
gave it little thought
little hope remained
little time is left
we still have little money
a little hope remained
a little time is left
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Tight➦
Not ragged; whole; neat; tidy.
Clad very plain, but clean and tight.
I'll spin and card, and keep our children tight.
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Little➦
of short duration or distance;
a brief stay in the country
in a little while
it's a little way away
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Tight➦
Close; parsimonious; saving; as, a man tight in his dealings.
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Little➦
not fully grown;
what a big little boy you are
small children
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Tight➦
Not slack or loose; firmly stretched; taut; - applied to a rope, chain, or the like, extended or stretched out.
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Little➦
(informal terms) small and of little importance;
a fiddling sum of money
a footling gesture
our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war
a little (or small) matter
Mickey Mouse regulations
a dispute over niggling details
limited to petty enterprises
piffling efforts
giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction
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Tight➦
Handy; adroit; brisk.
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Little➦
(of a voice) faint;
a little voice
a still small voice
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Tight➦
Somewhat intoxicated; tipsy.
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Little➦
younger brother or sister;
little brother
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Tight➦
Pressing; stringent; not easy; firmly held; dear; - said of money or the money market. Cf. Easy, 7.
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Little➦
lowercase;
little a
small a
e.e.cummings's poetry is written all in minuscule letters
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Tight➦
To tighten.
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Little➦
small in a way that arouses feelings (of tenderness or its opposite depending on the context);
a nice little job
bless your little heart
my dear little mother
a sweet little deal
I'm tired of your petty little schemes
filthy little tricks
what a nasty little situation
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Tight➦
closely constrained or constricted or constricting;
tight skirts
he hated tight starched collars
fingers closed in a tight fist
a tight feeling in his chest
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Little➦
not much;
he talked little about his family
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Tight➦
pulled or drawn tight;
taut sails
a tight drumhead
a tight rope
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Tight➦
set so close together as to be invulnerable to penetration;
in tight formation
a tight blockade
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Tight➦
pressed tightly together;
with lips compressed
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Tight➦
used of persons or behavior; characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity;
a mean person
he left a miserly tip
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Tight➦
affected by scarcity and expensive to borrow;
tight money
a tight market
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Tight➦
of such close construction as to be impermeable;
a tight roof
warm in our tight little house
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Tight➦
of textiles;
a close weave
smooth percale with a very tight weave
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Tight➦
securely or solidly fixed in place; rigid;
the bolts are tight
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Tight➦
(of a contest or contestants) evenly matched;
a close contest
a close election
a tight game
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Tight➦
very drunk
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Tight➦
exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent;
a nasty problem
a good man to have on your side in a tight situation
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Tight➦
demanding strict attention to rules and procedures;
rigorous discipline
tight security
stringent safety measures
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Tight➦
packed closely together;
the stood in a tight little group
hair in tight curls
the pub was packed tight
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Tight➦
firmly or tightly;
held fast to the rope
her foot was stuck fast
held tight
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Tight➦
in an attentive manner;
he remained close on his guard
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