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adjective
1.
of limited size; of comparatively restricted dimensions; not big; little: a small box.
2.
slender, thin, or narrow: a small waist.
3.
not large as compared with others of the same kind: a small elephant.
4.
(of letters) lower-case (def. 1).
5.
EXPANDnot great in amount, degree, extent, duration, value, etc.: a small salary.
6.
not great numerically: a small army.
7.
of low numerical value; denoted by a low number.
8.
having but little land, capital, power, influence, etc., or carrying on business or some activity on a limited scale: a small enterprise.
9.
of minor importance, moment, weight, or consequence: a small problem.
10.
humble, modest, or unpretentious: small circumstances.
11.
characterized by or indicative of littleness of mind or character; mean-spirited; petty: a small, miserly man.
12.
of little strength or force: a small effort.
13.
(of sound or the voice) gentle; with little volume.
14.
very young: when I was a small boy.
15.
COLLAPSEdiluted; weak.
adverb
16.
in a small manner: They talked big but lived small.
17.
into small pieces: Slice the cake small.
18.
in low tones; softly.
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So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
noun
Idiom19.
something that is small: Do you prefer the small or the large?
20.
a small or narrow part, as of the back.
21.
those who are small: Democracy benefits the great and the small.
22.
smalls, small goods or products.
23.
EXPAND24.
smalls, British Informal. the responsions at Oxford University.
25.
COLLAPSEsmalls, Mining. coal, ore, gangue, etc., in fine particles.
26.
feel small, to be ashamed or mortified: Her unselfishness made me feel small.
Origin:
before 900; Middle English smale (adj., noun, and adv.), Old English smæl; cognate with Dutch smal, German schmal
before 900; Middle English smale (adj., noun, and adv.), Old English smæl; cognate with Dutch smal, German schmal
Related forms
small·ness, noun
ul·tra·small, adjective
Synonyms
1. tiny. See little. 2. slight. 1, 3, 5. Smaller, less indicate a diminution, or not so large a size or quantity in some respect. Smaller, as applied to concrete objects, is used with reference to size: smaller apples. Less is used of material in bulk, with reference to amount, and in cases where attributes such as value and degree are in question: A nickel is less than a dime (in value). A sergeant is less than a lieutenant (in rank). As an abstraction, amount may be either smaller or less, though smaller is usually used when the idea of size is suggested: a smaller opportunity. Less is used when the idea of quantity is present: less courage. 9. trifling, petty, unimportant, minor, secondary, nugatory, inconsequential, paltry, insignificant. 11. small-minded, narrow-minded, mean, selfish, narrow. 12. feeble.
1. tiny. See little. 2. slight. 1, 3, 5. Smaller, less indicate a diminution, or not so large a size or quantity in some respect. Smaller, as applied to concrete objects, is used with reference to size: smaller apples. Less is used of material in bulk, with reference to amount, and in cases where attributes such as value and degree are in question: A nickel is less than a dime (in value). A sergeant is less than a lieutenant (in rank). As an abstraction, amount may be either smaller or less, though smaller is usually used when the idea of size is suggested: a smaller opportunity. Less is used when the idea of quantity is present: less courage. 9. trifling, petty, unimportant, minor, secondary, nugatory, inconsequential, paltry, insignificant. 11. small-minded, narrow-minded, mean, selfish, narrow. 12. feeble.
Antonyms
1. large, big.
1. large, big.
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Word Origin & History
small
O.E. smæl "slender, narrow, small," from P.Gmc. *smalaz (cf. O.S., Dan., Swed., M.Du., Du., O.H.G. smal, O.Fris. smel, Ger. schmal "narrow," Goth. smalista "smallest," O.N. smali "small cattle, sheep"), perhaps from a PIE base *(s)melo- "smaller animal" (cf. Gk. melon, O.Ir. mil "a small animal;"
EXPANDO.C.S. malu "bad"). Original sense of "narrow" now almost obsolete, except in reference to waistline and intestines.
COLLAPSE
"My sister ... is as white as a lilly, and as small as a wand." [Shakespeare, "Two Gentlemen of Verona," 1591]Sense of "not large, of little size" developed in O.E. With many extended senses, e.g. small fry, first recorded 1690s of little fish, 1885 of insignificant people. Small potatoes first attested 1940; small change "something of little value" is from 1902; small talk "chit-chat" (1751) first recorded in Chesterfield's "Letters." Small world as a comment upon an unexpected meeting of acquaintances is recorded from 1895. Small-town (adj.) "unsophisticated, provincial" is recorded from 1824. Small arms, indicating those capable of being carried in the hand (contrasted to ordnance) is recorded from 1710.
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