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littleness

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[lit-uhl-nis] / ˈlɪt əl nɪs /

noun

  1. the quality or state of being little.


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“This logic of littleness is the church’s true strength,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 1, 2025

These postulates take form in the attributes that seem so clearly to characterize littleness:

From Salon ● Sep. 10, 2023

“God loves littleness, and through it he loves to accomplish great things,” Francis told priests, nuns and bishops from around the region during a Saturday encounter in the cathedral.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 3, 2023

But what accounts for the steep decline in littleness in little women between 2018 and 2019?

From Slate ● Dec. 29, 2019

Here is the country of littleness, where words first fell into your mouths.

From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye

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