Meaning & Definition of Few in English

1. A small elite group

• "It was designed for the discriminating few"

1. A quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `a'

• A small but indefinite number

• "A few weeks ago"

• "A few more wagons than usual"

• "An invalid's pleasures are few and far between"

• "Few roses were still blooming"

• "Few women have led troops in battle"