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   small

   /smɔːl/

   adjective

   • 1. of a size that is less than normal or usual: "the room was small and quiet" Similar littlesmall-scalecompactbijouportabletinyminiatureminiminutemicroscopicmicroscalenanoscopicminusculetoybabypokycrampedboxyweeinformal:teenyweenyteeny-weenyteensyteensy-weensyitsy-bitsyitty-bittyeensyeensy-weensypocket-sizedhalf-pintdinkyicklewith no room to swing a cattitchytiddlylittle-bittyvest-pocketshortlittleslightslightly builtsmall-bonedpetitediminutiveelfintinypunyundersizedstuntedsquatstubbydwarfbantama slip of a …weeinformal:teenyteeny-weenypint-sizedrare:homuncularLilliputianinadequatemeagreinsufficientungenerousnot enoughinformal:measlystingymingypatheticOpposite biglargeheavily builttalllargegenerousample
   • ▪ not great in amount, number, strength, or power: "a rather small amount of money"
   • ▪ not fully grown or developed; young: "as a small boy, he spent his days either reading or watching cricket"
   • ▪ (of a voice) lacking strength and confidence: "‘I'm scared,’ she said in a small voice"
   • ▪ used of the first letter of a word that has both a general and a specific use to show that in this case the general use is intended: "they are conservatives, with a small c"
   • 2. insignificant; unimportant: "these are small points" Similar slightminorunimportanttriflingtrivialinsignificantinconsequentialinappreciableinconsiderablenegligiblenugatorypaltryinfinitesimalinformal:minusculepifflingpiddlingOpposite majorsubstantial
   • ▪ little; hardly any: "the captain had been paying small attention"
   • ▪ (of a business or its owner) operating on a modest scale: "a small farmer" Similar small-scalesmall-timemodestunpretentioushumblelowlysimpleOpposite large-scalesubstantial
   • ▪ low or inferior in rank or position; socially undistinguished: archaic "at dinner, some of the smaller neighbours were invited"

   plural

   • 1. small items of clothing, especially underwear. informal British
   • 2. a gratuity or small gift of money. West Indian

   adverb

   • 1. into small pieces: "cut the okra up small"
   • ▪ in a small size: "you shouldn't write so small"

   Word Origin Old Englishsmæl, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch smal and German schmal.

   Scrabble Points: 7

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   If something or someone is small, they are little or diminutive. They are physically short or take up a low amount of physical space. Small can also describe something as being less big than other similar things.

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   When someone makes you feel small, that's not a physical thing: it means they made you feel bad, like less of a person. A Yorkie is a small dog, but it's not small compared to a mouse. Everything is small (and large) compared to something else.

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