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least
[ leest ]
adjective
- smallest in size, amount, degree, etc.; slightest:
He gave the least amount of money of anyone.
- lowest in consideration, position, or importance.
noun
- something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- South Midland U.S. the youngest in a family or group.
adverb
- to the smallest extent, amount, or degree:
That's the least important question of all. He talks least.
least
/ liːst /
determiner
- the superlative of little
you have the least talent of anyone
- ( as pronoun; functioning as sing )
least isn't necessarily worst
- at least
- if nothing else
you should at least try
- at the least
- at the least or at leastat the minimum
at the least you should earn a hundred pounds
- in the leastusually used with a negative in the slightest degree; at all
I don't mind in the least
adverb
- the leastsuperlative of little
they travel the least of all
adjective
- of very little importance or rank
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of least1
Idioms and Phrases
- at least, Also at the least.
- at the lowest estimate or figure:
The repairs will cost at least $100.
- at any rate; in any case:
You didn't get a good grade, but at least you passed the course.
- not in the least, not in the smallest degree; not at all:
I am not in the least concerned about the outcome of the World Series.
More idioms and phrases containing least
- at least
- in the least
- last but not least
- to say the least
Example Sentences
To be fair, this is one of the least-insulting comparisons Watters could have made.
The Mosel region is arguably the most storied, least-understood wine region in the world.
He has one of the least-lined faces of anyone I have ever met.
The New York/New Jersey/Long Island metropolitan region is the fourth-least-equal U.S. metro region, according to one study.
When you're among the least-prepared students in the class, you're likely to struggle.
I assure you I am very sorry for critics all round,they are the least-regarded and worst-rewarded of all the literary community.
These eight little volumes will always remain Borrow's least-read books.
On Alaska alone, the least-known section of the Pacific coast, there is a bibliographical list of four thousand.
So far Maui had the luck which so commonly attends the youngest and least-considered child in folklore and mythology.
Least-wise, he would rot in a sewer near a busy bus stop replete with all the dronings of archaic feet.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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