Modern English usage. 2014.
Few — (f[=u]), a. [Compar. {Fewer} (f[=u] [ e]r); superl. {Fewest}.] [OE. fewe, feawe, AS. fe[ a], pl. fe[ a]we; akin to OS. f[=a]h, OHG. f[=o] fao, Icel. f[=a]r, Sw. f[*a], pl., Dan. faa, pl., Goth. faus, L. paucus, cf. Gr. pay^ros. Cf. {Paucity}.]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
few — /fyooh/, adj., fewer, fewest, n., pron. adj. 1. not many but more than one: Few artists live luxuriously. 2. few and far between, at widely separated intervals; infrequent: In Nevada the towns are few and far between. n. 3. (used with a pl. v.) a … Universalium
few — I. pronoun, plural in construction Etymology: Middle English fewe, pronoun & adjective, from Old English fēawa; akin to Old High German fō little, Latin paucus little, pauper poor, Greek paid , pais child, Sanskrit putra son Date: before 12th… … New Collegiate Dictionary
few — See: MAN OF FEW WORDS, NOT A FEW, QUITE A FEW … Dictionary of American idioms
few — See: MAN OF FEW WORDS, NOT A FEW, QUITE A FEW … Dictionary of American idioms
few — pronoun /fjuː,fju/ Few people, few things. Many are called, but few are chosen. Ant: many … Wiktionary
few and far between — {adj. phr.} Not many; few and scattered; not often met or found; rare. Used in the predicate. * /People who will work as hard as Thomas A. Edison are few and far between./ * /Places where you can get water are few and far between in the desert./… … Dictionary of American idioms
few and far between — {adj. phr.} Not many; few and scattered; not often met or found; rare. Used in the predicate. * /People who will work as hard as Thomas A. Edison are few and far between./ * /Places where you can get water are few and far between in the desert./… … Dictionary of American idioms
Few Lights Till Night — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda «Few Lights Till Night» Sencillo de Dragon Ash Lado B « Stir Sleep Tight » Publicación 27 de septiembre de 2006 … Wikipedia Español
Few-body systems — In quantum mechanics and classical mechanics, a few body system consists of a small number of well defined structures. In quantum mechanics, examples of few body problems include light nuclear systems (that is, few nucleon bound and scattering… … Wikipedia
Few Lights till Night — Infobox Single Name = Few Lights till Night Artist = Dragon Ash from Album = B side = Stir Sleep Tight Released = September 27, 2006 Format = Maxi single Recorded = Genre = J rock Length = 10:12 Label = Victor Entertainment Writer = Producer =… … Wikipedia
