few
An indefinite, but usually small, number of.
Example
“I think he's had a few drinks.”
Other meanings
Not many; a small (in comparison with another number stated or implied) but somewhat indefinite number of.
“Very few did she have not to go there, did she?”
Obscuring one to two oktas (eighths) of the sky.
“Tonight: A few clouds. Increasing cloudiness overnight.”
Antonyms
- many
Related words
- a fair few
- a few
- a few clowns short of a circus
- a good few
- cover-few
- few and far between
- few cards short of a full deck
- few cards shy of a full deck
- few-flowered sedge
- fewfold
- fewly
- fewness
Example sentences
Word history
From Old English "fēaw".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “few” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.