Few — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a small elite group

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `a'; a small but indefinite number

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fjˈuː/

🇬🇧British English

/fjˈuː/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fjˈuː/

1 syllable Say it as /fjˈuː/.

Examples

it was designed for the discriminating few
a few weeks ago
a few more wagons than usual

Synonyms & Antonyms

Antonyms

many

Parts of Speech

noun	a small elite group “it was designed for the discriminating few”
adjective	a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `a'; a small but indefinite number “a few weeks ago”

Word Forms

few	adjective	a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `a'; a small but indefinite number
few	noun	a small elite group
fewness	noun	the quality of being small in number

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

wenige

eine kleine Elitegruppe

🇫🇷French

peu

un petit groupe d'élite

🇪🇸Spanish

pocos

un pequeño grupo de élite

🇮🇹Italian

pochi

un piccolo gruppo d'élite

🇳🇱Dutch

weinig

een kleine elitegroep

🇵🇹Portuguese

alguns

um pequeno grupo de elite

🇷🇺Russian

немного

небольшая элитная группа

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कुछ

एक छोटा संभ्रांत समूह

🇧🇩Bengali

কিছু

একটি ছোট অভিজাত দল

🇮🇳Tamil

சில

ஒரு சிறிய உயரடுக்கு குழு

🇮🇳Telugu

కొన్ని

ఒక చిన్న ఉన్నత సమూహం

🇮🇳Marathi

काही

एक लहान अभिजात गट

🇮🇳Gujarati

થોડા

એક નાનું ચુનંદા જૂથ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೆಲವು

ಒಂದು ಸಣ್ಣ ಗಣ್ಯ ಗುಂಪು

🇮🇳Malayalam

കുറച്ച്

ഒരു ചെറിയ എലൈറ്റ് ഗ്രൂപ്പ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕੁਝ

ਇੱਕ ਛੋਟਾ ਕੁਲੀਨ ਸਮੂਹ

🇵🇰Urdu

چند

ایک چھوٹا اشرافیہ گروپ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

很少

一小群精英

🇯🇵Japanese

少し

少数のエリート集団

🇰🇷Korean

약간의

소규모 엘리트 그룹

🇻🇳Vietnamese

một vài

một nhóm nhỏ ưu tú

🇹🇭Thai

น้อย

กลุ่มชนชั้นสูงเล็กๆ

🇮🇩Indonesian

sedikit

sekelompok kecil elit

🇵🇭Filipino

kakaunti

isang maliit na elite group

🇲🇾Malay

sedikit

kumpulan elit kecil

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عدد قليل

مجموعة نخبة صغيرة

🇮🇷Persian

تعداد کمی

یک گروه کوچک نخبه

🇹🇷Turkish

bir kaç

küçük bir elit grup

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְעַטִים

קבוצת עילית קטנה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'few'?

The primary meaning of 'few' is 'a small elite group'.

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Using 'few' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'few' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'few' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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