untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
degree (of something); greatness or smallness (of something); quantity; number; amount; size
widow; divorced woman not remarried; unmarried woman
having little knowledge (of); being ill-informed
minority; small numbers; unmarried person; widow; widower
oligopoly; control of a market
small military force; numerically inferior force
unprolific (writer, artist, etc.)
exceedingly little; exceedingly few; scanty; paltry; puny
unselfishness; wanting little
with no one upon whom to depend; utter loneliness; the lonely and the helpless; people who have no kith or kin
widow and widower; lonely people
shallow learning and limited information; being ignorant and badly informed
small country with a small population (The Chinese philosopher Lao-tze's ideal of a state)
oligopoly price; oligopolistic price