smallness Definition

small
adj smaller, smallest

1. Little in size or quantity.

Thesaurus: little, diminutive, tiny, miniature, petite, short, minute, minusculemodest, meagre, scanty.
2. Little in extent, importance or worth; not great.

Thesaurus: petty, trivial, insignificant, minor, secondary.
3. Slender.

Example: of small build
4. Humble.

Example: small beginnings
Thesaurus: humble, modest, meagre, poor, pitiful.
5. Said of thought or action: petty; ungenerous or ignoble.

Thesaurus: mean, base, small-minded, vulgar, shallow.
6. Young.

Example: a small child
7. Minor; insignificant.

Example: a small problem
8. Said of a printed or written letter: lower-case; not capital.
9. Humiliated.

Example: feel small
10. Said eg of a business: not operating on a large scale.
11. Fine in grain, texture, gauge, etc.

Example: small gravel

noun

1. The narrow part, especially of the back.
2. colloq
Underclothes.
Form: smalls

adverb

1. In a low or gentle tone.
2. On a small scale.
3. Into small pieces.

Derivative: smallish
adj

Derivative: smallness
noun

Idiom: feel small

To feel silly, insignificant, ashamed, humiliated, etc.

Idiom: in a small way

Unostentatiously.

Idiom: look small

To appear silly or insignificant.

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon smæl.