A small number of persons or things. This phrase can differ slightly from few used alone, which means "not many." For example, The party was to end at eight, but a few stayed on indicates that a small number of guests remained, whereas The party began at eight, and few attended means that hardly any guests came. [Late 1200s] Also see
quite a bit (few).
a few
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The adjective has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
more than one but indefinitely small in number
Synonym: a couple of
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- umpteen
- few (Idiom)
- oligopsony
- legion
- many
- most
- multitudinous
- oligo– (prefix)
- handful
- feather-few
- oligandrous
- oligotokous
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