HyperDic: few

English > 2 senses of the word *few*:
ADJECTIVE	all	few	a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by 'a'
NOUN	group	few	a small elite group

few > pronunciation
Sounds	fyuw'
Rhymes	anew ... Yue: 59 rhymes with yuw...

English > *few*: 2 senses > adjective 1
Meaning	A quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by 'a'; a small but indefinite number.
Examples	"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"
Attribute of	numerousness, numerosity, multiplicity	A large number
Narrower	a few, a couple of	More than one but indefinitely small in number
Narrower	hardly a	Very few
See also	fewer	(comparative of 'few' used with count nouns) quantifier meaning a smaller number of
See also	some	quantifier
Opposite	many	A quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by 'as' or 'too' or 'so' or 'that'
Spanish	menos, poco
Catalan	pocs
Nouns	few	a small elite group
Nouns	fewness	the quality of being small in number

English > *few*: 2 senses > noun 1, group
Meaning	A small elite group.
Example	"it was designed for the discriminating few"
Broader	elite, elite group	A group or class of persons enjoying / enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status
Spanish	minoría
Adjectives	few	a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by 'a'

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