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Meaning of 'small' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Small [ adv.]
- In or to small extent, quantity, or degree; little; slightly.
- Not loudly; faintly; timidly.
2 . Small [ n.]
- The small or slender part of a thing; as, the small of the leg or of the back.
- Smallclothes.
- Same as Little go. See under Little, a.
3 . Small [ superl.]
- Having little size, compared with other things of the same kind; little in quantity or degree; diminutive; not large or extended in dimension; not great; not much; inconsiderable; as, a small man; a small river.
- Being of slight consequence; feeble in influence or importance; unimportant; trivial; insignificant; as, a small fault; a small business.
- Envincing little worth or ability; not large-minded; -- sometimes, in reproach, paltry; mean.
- Not prolonged in duration; not extended in time; short; as, after a small space.
- Weak; slender; fine; gentle; soft; not loud.
4 . Small [ v. t.]
- To make little or less.

Meaning of 'small' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . small [ a]
Meaning (1):
- limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
Example in sentence:
  • a little (or small) group;
  • a little dining room;
  • a little house;
  • a small car
2 . small [ r]
Meaning (2):
- on a small scale
Example in sentence:
  • think small
3 . small [ s]
Meaning (3):
- low or inferior in station or quality
Example in sentence:
  • a humble cottage;
  • a lowly parish priest;
  • a modest man of the people;
  • small beginnings
Meaning (4):
- (of a voice) faint
Example in sentence:
  • a little voice;
  • a still small voice
Meaning (5):
- not large but sufficient in size or amount
Example in sentence:
  • a modest salary;
  • helped in my own small way;
  • modest inflation
Meaning (6):
- relatively moderate, limited, or small
Example in sentence:
  • a newspaper with a modest circulation;
  • a pocket-size country;
  • a small business;
  • small-scale plans
Meaning (7):
- slight or limited; especially in degree or intensity or scope
Example in sentence:
  • a series of death struggles with small time in between
Meaning (8):
- have fine or very small constituent particles
Example in sentence:
  • a small misty rain
Meaning (9):
- lowercase
Example in sentence:
  • e.e.cummings's poetry is written all in minuscule letters;
  • little a;
  • small a
Meaning (10):
- made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth)
Example in sentence:
  • her comments made me feel small
Meaning (11):
- (of children and animals) young, immature
Example in sentence:
  • small children;
  • what a big little boy you are

Nearby Words:

smack smacked smacking smallage smallclothes smallish smallness smallpox smalls smallsword

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