Least definition
Least is an adjective meaning "the superlative of ‘little’ that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by ‘the’; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree." It has 3 meanings, as an adjective, a noun and an adverb, listed below with example sentences.
- Part of speech
- adjective, noun, adverb
- Syllables
- 1
- Letters
- 5
- How common
- Everyday word
Least as an adjective
the superlative of ‘little’ that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by ‘the’; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
"didn't care the least bit"
Least as a noun
something that is of no importance
"it is the least I can do"
Least as an adverb
used to form the superlative, smallest in size or degree
"The garter snake is the least dangerous snake"
Same sense: to the lowest degree
Synonyms and antonyms
- to the lowest degree
Opposite: most.
How to say least
Least has 1 syllable and rhymes with east. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.
Words that rhyme with least
- east
- released
- increased
- priest
- beast
- southeast
- northeast
- decreased
- deceased
- feast
- ceased
- yeast
LEAST in word games
- Scrabble
- 5
- Words With Friends
- 6
- Anagrams
- 9
Is LEAST a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check LEAST in the word checker, or unscramble LEAST to see its 9 anagrams and the shorter words in its letters.
Definitions and examples from Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0). Browse more words in the dictionary.