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Small Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Small? [n] a garment size for a small person [n] the slender part of the back [adv] on a small scale; "think small" [adj] made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth); "her comments made me feel small" [adj] limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a little dining room"; "a little house"; "a small car"; "a little (or small) group"; "a small voice" [adj] limited in size or scope; "a small business"; "a newspaper with a modest circulation"; "small-scale plans"; "a pocket-size country" [adj] (of a voice) faint; "a little voice"; "a still small voice" [adj] lowercase; "little a"; "small a"; "e.e.cummings's poetry is written all in minuscule letters" [adj] too small to be seen except under a microscope [adj] not large but sufficient in size or amount; "a modest salary"; "modest inflation"; "helped in my own small way" [adj] not fully grown; "what a big little boy you are"; "small children" [adj] have fine or very small constituent particles; "a small misty rain" [adj] low or inferior in station or quality; "a humble cottage"; "a lowly parish priest"; "a modest man of the people"; "small beginnings" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Small: atomic \| atomlike \| bantam \| belittled \| bittie \| bitty \| decreased \| diminished \| diminutive \| dinky \| dwarf \| dwarfish \| elfin \| elflike \| fine \| gnomish \| half-size \| humble \| immature \| inferior \| infinitesimal \| itsy-bitsy \| itty-bitty \| least \| lesser \| lilliputian \| limited \| little \| littler \| littlest \| low \| lowercase \| lowly \| micro \| microscopic \| microscopical \| midget \| miniature \| miniscule \| minor \| minuscule \| minute \| moderate \| modest \| petite \| pocket-size \| pocket-sized \| puny \| reduced \| runty \| shrimpy \| slender \| slim \| smaller \| smallest \| smallish \| small-scale \| soft \| subatomic \| subgross \| teensy \| teensy-weensy \| teentsy \| teeny \| teeny-weeny \| tiny \| undersize \| undersized \| wee \| weensy \| weeny \| young Related Terms \| Find terms related to Small: See Also \| back \| body part \| dorsum \| size Small In Webster's Dictionary \Small\ (sm[add]l), a. [Compar. {Smaller}; superl. {Smallest}.] [OE. small, AS. sm[ae]l; akin to D. smal narrow, OS. & OHG. smal small, G. schmal narrow, Dan. & Sw. smal, Goth. smals small, Icel. smali smal cattle, sheep, or goats; cf. Gr. mh^lon a sheep or goat.] 1. 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. To compare Great things with small. --Milton. 2. Being of slight consequence; feeble in influence or importance; unimportant; trivial; insignificant; as, a small fault; a small business. 3. Envincing little worth or ability; not large-minded; -- sometimes, in reproach, paltry; mean. A true delineation of the smallest man is capable of interesting the greatest man. --Carlyle. 4. Not prolonged in duration; not extended in time; short; as, after a small space. --Shak. 5. Weak; slender; fine; gentle; soft; not loud. ``A still, small voice.'' --1 Kings xix. 12. {Great and small},of all ranks or degrees; -- used especially of persons. ``His quests, great and small.'' --Chaucer. {Small arms}, muskets, rifles, pistols, etc., in distinction from cannon. {Small beer}. See under {Beer}. {Small coal}. (a) Little coals of wood formerly used to light fires. --Gay. (b) Coal about the size of a hazelnut, separated from the coarser parts by screening. {Small craft} (Naut.), a vessel, or vessels in general, of a small size. {Small fruits}. See under {Fruit}. {Small hand}, a certain size of paper. See under {Paper}. {Small hours}. See under {Hour}. {Small letter}. (Print.), a lower-case letter. See {Lower-case}, and {Capital letter}, under {Capital}, a. {Small piece}, a Scotch coin worth about 21/4d. sterling, or about 41/2cents. {Small register}. See the Note under 1st {Register}, 7. {Small stuff} (Naut.), spun yarn, marline, and the smallest kinds of rope. --R. H. Dana, Jr. {Small talk}, light or trifling conversation; chitchat. {Small wares} (Com.), various small textile articles, as tapes, braid, tringe, and the like. --M`Culloch. \Small\, adv. 1. In or to small extent, quantity, or degree; little; slightly. [Obs.] ``I wept but small.'' --Chaucer. ``It small avails my mood.'' --Shak. 2. Not loudly; faintly; timidly. [Obs. or Humorous] You may speak as small as you will. --Shak. \Small\, n. 1. The small or slender part of a thing; as, the small of the leg or of the back. 2. pl. Smallclothes. [Colloq.] --Hood. Dickens. 3. pl. Same as {Little go}. See under {Little}, a. \Small\, v. t. To make little or less. [Obs.]

Small Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Small?

[n] a garment size for a small person
[n] the slender part of the back
[adv] on a small scale; "think small"
[adj] made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth); "her comments made me feel small"
[adj] limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a little dining room"; "a little house"; "a small car"; "a little (or small) group"; "a small voice"
[adj] limited in size or scope; "a small business"; "a newspaper with a modest circulation"; "small-scale plans"; "a pocket-size country"
[adj] (of a voice) faint; "a little voice"; "a still small voice"
[adj] lowercase; "little a"; "small a"; "e.e.cummings's poetry is written all in minuscule letters"
[adj] too small to be seen except under a microscope
[adj] not large but sufficient in size or amount; "a modest salary"; "modest inflation"; "helped in my own small way"
[adj] not fully grown; "what a big little boy you are"; "small children"
[adj] have fine or very small constituent particles; "a small misty rain"
[adj] low or inferior in station or quality; "a humble cottage"; "a lowly parish priest"; "a modest man of the people"; "small beginnings"

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Small In Webster's Dictionary

\Small\ (sm[add]l), a. [Compar. {Smaller}; superl.
{Smallest}.] [OE. small, AS. sm[ae]l; akin to D. smal narrow,
OS. & OHG. smal small, G. schmal narrow, Dan. & Sw. smal,
Goth. smals small, Icel. smali smal cattle, sheep, or goats;
cf. Gr. mh^lon a sheep or goat.]
1. 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.

         To compare Great things with small.   --Milton.

2. Being of slight consequence; feeble in influence or
   importance; unimportant; trivial; insignificant; as, a
   small fault; a small business.

3. Envincing little worth or ability; not large-minded; --
   sometimes, in reproach, paltry; mean.

         A true delineation of the smallest man is capable of
         interesting the greatest man.         --Carlyle.



4. Not prolonged in duration; not extended in time; short;
   as, after a small space. --Shak.

5. Weak; slender; fine; gentle; soft; not loud. ``A still,
   small voice.'' --1 Kings xix. 12.

{Great and small},of all ranks or degrees; -- used especially
   of persons. ``His quests, great and small.'' --Chaucer.

{Small arms}, muskets, rifles, pistols, etc., in distinction
   from cannon.

{Small beer}. See under {Beer}.

{Small coal}.
   (a) Little coals of wood formerly used to light fires.
       --Gay.
   (b) Coal about the size of a hazelnut, separated from the
       coarser parts by screening.

{Small craft} (Naut.), a vessel, or vessels in general, of a
   small size.

{Small fruits}. See under {Fruit}.

{Small hand}, a certain size of paper. See under {Paper}.

{Small hours}. See under {Hour}.

{Small letter}. (Print.), a lower-case letter. See
   {Lower-case}, and {Capital letter}, under {Capital}, a.

{Small piece}, a Scotch coin worth about 21/4d. sterling, or
   about 41/2cents.

{Small register}. See the Note under 1st {Register}, 7.

{Small stuff} (Naut.), spun yarn, marline, and the smallest
   kinds of rope. --R. H. Dana, Jr.

{Small talk}, light or trifling conversation; chitchat.

{Small wares} (Com.), various small textile articles, as
   tapes, braid, tringe, and the like. --M`Culloch.


\Small\, adv.
1. In or to small extent, quantity, or degree; little;
   slightly. [Obs.] ``I wept but small.'' --Chaucer. ``It
   small avails my mood.'' --Shak.

2. Not loudly; faintly; timidly. [Obs. or Humorous]

         You may speak as small as you will.   --Shak.


\Small\, n.
1. The small or slender part of a thing; as, the small of the
   leg or of the back.

2. pl. Smallclothes. [Colloq.] --Hood. Dickens.

3. pl. Same as {Little go}. See under {Little}, a.


\Small\, v. t.
To make little or less. [Obs.]

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