What is "few" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "few": a small elite group

Noun

Pronunciation in US: /fju/

Pronunciation in UK: /fjuː/

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

Adjective

Pronunciation in US: /fju/

Pronunciation in UK: /fjuː/

Synonyms:

petty, minority, less, scanty, slight, lean, middling, short, minute, scattering, minor, trifling, exiguous, imperceptible, inconsequential, infrequent, insufficient, meager, negligible, occasional, paltry, piddling, rare, scarce, scattered, seldom, skimpy, slender, slim, some, sparse, sporadic, stingy, thin, uncommon, inconsiderable, scant, few and far between, not many, not too many, scarcely any, semioccasional, straggling, unfrequent, widely spaced, several, some, sprinkling, scattering, smattering, spattering, not many, not too many, slim pickings, small number, smatter,

Antonyms:

consequential, useful, large, many, much, important, major, significant, big, fat, tall, thick, many, much,