1. A small but indefinite number (a quantifier that can be used with countable nouns and is often preceded by 'a')
   "an invalid's pleasures are few and far between"; "few roses were still blooming"; "few women have led troops in battle"; "a few weeks ago"; "a few more wagons than usual"

1. A small elite group
   "it was designed for the discriminating few"

Sounds like: ferule, ferr, few, phew, whew

Derived forms: fews, fewest, fewer

See also: a couple of, a few, fewer, hardly a, multiplicity, numerosity, numerousness, some

Type of: elite, élite [Brit], elite group

Antonym: many

Encyclopedia: Few, William