Definitions
A small number of people or things; not many.
Word origin
From Middle English fewe, from Old English fēaw (“few”), from Proto-West Germanic *fau, from Proto-Germanic *fawaz (“few”), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w- (“few, small”).
Used in a sentence
“There are a few cars (=some, but a relatively small number) in the street.”
“Quite a few people (=a significant number) were pleasantly surprised.”
“I think he's had a few drinks.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer12 curated clues
01“A mere handful”3 letters
02“A small number of”3 letters
03“Just a handful”3 letters
04“Not a lot”3 letters
05“Not many at all”3 letters
06“Only a small number”3 letters
07“Only some”3 letters
08“Small count”3 letters
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