What are some opposite words for littleness?
Antonyms for littlenesslit·tle·ness
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term littleness.
Princeton's WordNet
smallness, littlenessnoun
the property of having a relatively small size
smallness, littlenessnoun
the property of having relatively little strength or vigor
"the smallness of her voice"
pettiness, littleness, smallnessnoun
lack of generosity in trifling matters
Synonyms:
slightness, puniness, pettiness, triviality, smallness
How to use littleness in a sentence?
Having had to encounter single-handed during his period of eclipse many physical dangers, he was well aware of the most dangerous element common to them all: of the crushing, paralysing sense of human littleness, which is what really defeats a human struggling with natural forces, alone, far from the eyes of his fellows.
Thomas Carlyle, Heroes and Hero Worship, 1840:
No sadder proof can be given by man of his own littleness than disbelief in great men.
Desire for security keeps littleness little and threatens the great with smallness.
When we are chafed and fretted by small cares, a look at the stars will show us the littleness of our own intersts.
William Hazlitt, on the Pleasure of Hating:
...greatness sympathises with greatness, and littleness shrinks into itself.
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#148956 | bigness | |
#189976 | largeness | |
#244487 | littleness |
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