least

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Synonyms: beast, last, feast, leash, lease, leapt, east, lest, heast, yeast, leant

Antonyms: beast, last, feast, leash, lease, leapt, east, lest, heast, yeast, leant

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Adjective

1. Chiefly preceded by the: superlative form of little: most little.
   • least common multiple
   • least weasel
2. Chiefly used with abstract nouns: less than all others in extent or size; littlest, smallest.
   • least common multiple
   • least weasel
3. Of two or more animals or plants with the same name: the smaller or smallest.
   • least weasel
4. Lowest in importance or status; most insignificant or unimportant.
5. Followed by an agent noun: of a person: who does some action to the smallest degree.

Determiner

1. Chiefly preceded by the: superlative form of little: most little. Smallest in amount or extent.
   • He earns the least money in his family.
   • Of all the sisters, she has the least patience.
   • Whichever queue contains the least items by the time this logic branch is reached will be executed first.
   • not even the least amount
   • It is indicative of his true character that he could not manage to show even the least bit of courtesy in such a situation.
2. Smallest in amount or extent.
   • He earns the least money in his family.
   • Of all the sisters, she has the least patience.
3. Followed by a plural noun: the smallest number of; the fewest.
   • Whichever queue contains the least items by the time this logic branch is reached will be executed first.
4. Any, no matter how small in amount or extent.
   • not even the least amount
   • It is indicative of his true character that he could not manage to show even the least bit of courtesy in such a situation.

Adverb

1. In a degree below all others; in the lowest or smallest degree.
   • My best routine was the one I had practised the least.
   • I don’t much like housework, and doing the dishes least of all.
   • That decision rewards those who least deserve it.
2. Used to form superlatives of adjectives, especially those that do not form the superlative by adding -est.
   • It was the least surprising thing.

Noun

1. Preceded by the: superlative form of little: most little; the lowest-ranking or most insignificant person or group of people.
   • even the least of
   • The pastor preached that even the least of God’s creatures deserves freedom from needless or idle cruelty.
2. Something of the smallest possible extent; an indivisible unit; a minimum.

Pronoun

1. Chiefly preceded by the: superlative form of little: most little; the smallest amount or extent of something.
   • I’m giving least of all towards her present.

Prepositional phrase

1. At least.

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