Few word meaning and definition

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• Synonyms for few
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Meaning and definition for "few" word

[noun] a small elite group; "it was designed for the discriminating few"
[noun] an indefinite but relatively small number; "they bought a case of beer and drank a few"
[adjective] (quantifier used with count nouns; often preceded by `a') a small number; "a few weeks ago"; "a few more wagons than usual"; "an invalid's pleasures are few and far between"; "few roses were still blooming"; "few women have led troops in battle"

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\Few\ (f[=u]), a. [Compar. {Fewer}; superl. {Fewest}.] [OE. fewe, feawe, AS. fe['a], pl. fe['a]we; akin to OS. f[=a]h, OHG. f[=o] fao, Icel. f[=a]r, Sw. f[*a], pl., Dan. faa, pl., Goth. faus, L. paucus, cf. Gr. pay^ros. Cf. {Paucity}.] Not many; small, limited, or confined in number; -- indicating a small portion of units or individuals constituing a whole; often, by ellipsis of a noun, a few people. ``Are not my days few?'' --Job x. 20. Few know and fewer care. --Proverb. Note: Few is often used partitively; as, few of them. {A few}, a small number. {In few}, in a few words; briefly. --Shak. {No few}, not few; more than a few; many. --Cowper. {The few}, the minority; -- opposed to the many or the majority.

Synonyms for few

a couple of(a), a few(a), hardly a(a)

Antonyms: many

Related terms: cursory, depthless, footling, handful, hardly any, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insignificant, least, little, littlest, low, lowest, meager, miniature, minim, minimum, negligible, no great shakes, not many, occasional, of small number, petty, picayune, picayunish, precious little, rare, scarce, scarcely any, scattering, seldom, shallow, short, shortest, skin-deep, slightest, small, smallest, smatter, smattering, spatter, spattering, sporadic, sprinkling, superficial, tiny, trifling, trivial, uncommon, unfrequent

The fun area, different aproach to word »few«

Let's analyse "few" as pure text. This string has Three letters in One syllable and One vowel. 33.3% of vowels is 5.3% less then average English word. Written in backwards: WEF. Average typing speed for these characters is 840 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: ..-. . .--

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: few: 5 = 5, reduced: 5 . and the final result is Five.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: few: 6 + 5 + 5 = 16, reduced: 7, and the final result is Seven.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
E (1)	5	Hierophant	Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
F (1)	6	Lovers	Practical, Faithful, Organizer
W (1)	23	King of Wands	Sensual, Warm, Strong, Loyal

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