The difference between Little and Scant
When used as nouns, little means the participant in ageplay who acts out the younger role, whereas scant means a block of stone sawn on two sides down to the bed level.
When used as adverbs, little means not much, whereas scant means with difficulty.
When used as adjectives, little means small in size, whereas scant means very little, very few.
Little is also determiner with the meaning: not much, only a little: only a small amount (of).
Little is also pronoun with the meaning: not much.
Scant is also verb with the meaning: to limit in amount or share.
check bellow for the other definitions of Little and Scant
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Little as an adjective:
Small in size.
Examples:
"This is a little table."
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Little as an adjective (offensive):
Insignificant, trivial.
Examples:
"It's of little importance."
"Listen up, you little shit."
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Little as an adjective:
Very young.
Examples:
"Did he tell you any embarrassing stories about when she was little?"
"That's the biggest little boy I've ever seen."
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Little as an adjective (of a sibling):
Younger.
Examples:
"This is my little sister."
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Little as an adjective:
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Little as an adjective:
Small in amount or number, having few members.
Examples:
"'little money; little herd"
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Little as an adjective:
Short in duration; brief.
Examples:
"I feel better after my little sleep."
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Little as an adjective:
Small in extent of views or sympathies; narrow; shallow; contracted; mean; illiberal; ungenerous.
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Little as an adverb:
Not much.
Examples:
"This is a little known fact.  nowrap She spoke little and listened less."
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Little as an adverb:
Not at all.
Examples:
"I was speaking ill of Fred; little did I know that he was right behind me, listening in."
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Little as a pronoun:
Not much; not a large amount.
Examples:
"Little is known about his early life."
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Little as a noun (BDSM, slang):
The participant in ageplay who acts out the younger role.
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Scant as an adjective:
Very little, very few.
Examples:
"After his previous escapades, Mary had scant reason to believe John."
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Scant as an adjective:
Not full, large, or plentiful; scarcely sufficient; scanty; meager; not enough.
Examples:
"a scant allowance of provisions or water; a scant pattern of cloth for a garment"
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Scant as an adjective:
Sparing; parsimonious; chary.
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Scant as a verb (transitive):
To limit in amount or share; to stint.
Examples:
"to scant someone in provisions; to scant ourselves in the use of necessaries"
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Scant as a verb (intransitive):
To fail, or become less; to scantle.
Examples:
"The wind scants."
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Scant as a noun (masonry):
A block of stone sawn on two sides down to the bed level.
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Scant as a noun (masonry):
A sheet of stone.
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Scant as a noun (wood):
A slightly thinner measurement of a standard wood size.
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Scant as an adverb:
With difficulty; scarcely; hardly.
Examples:
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Scant as a noun:
Scarcity; lack.