small

small - Dictionary definition and meaning for word small

Definition
(noun) the slender part of the back Definition
(noun) a garment size for a small person Definition
(adj) limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
Synonyms : little
Example Sentence
  • a little dining room
  • a little house
  • a small car
  • a little (or small) group
Definition
(adj) limited in size or scope
Example Sentence
  • a small business
  • a newspaper with a modest circulation
  • small-scale plans
  • a pocket-size country
Definition
(adj) (of children and animals) young, immature
Synonyms : little
Example Sentence
  • what a big little boy you are
  • small children
Definition
(adj) slight or limited; especially in degree or intensity or scope
Example Sentence
  • a series of death struggles with small time in between
Definition
(adj) low or inferior in station or quality
Synonyms : humble , low , lowly , modest
Example Sentence
  • a humble cottage
  • a lowly parish priest
  • a modest man of the people
  • small beginnings
Definition
(adj) lowercase
Synonyms : little , minuscule
Example Sentence
  • little a
  • small a
  • e.e.cummings's poetry is written all in minuscule letters
Definition
(adj) (of a voice) faint
Synonyms : little
Example Sentence
  • a little voice
  • a still small voice
Definition
(adj) have fine or very small constituent particles
Example Sentence
  • a small misty rain
Definition
(adj) not large but sufficient in size or amount
Synonyms : modest
Example Sentence
  • a modest salary
  • modest inflation
  • helped in my own small way
Definition
(adj) made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth)
Synonyms : belittled , diminished
Example Sentence
  • her comments made me feel small
Definition
(adv) on a small scale
Example Sentence
  • think small

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