What is the meaning of few?

noun

  • A small elite group.
    • usage: "it was designed for the discriminating few"

adjective

  • A quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `a'; a small but indefinite number.
    • usage: "a few weeks ago"; "a few more wagons than usual"; "an invalid's pleasures are few and far between"; "few roses were still blooming"; "few women have led troops in battle"
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APAWordNet. (2010). few. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/few/definitions/1174053
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