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Small

adjective

(compar. smaller; superl. smallest)

1.

Limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent. Synonym: little. "A little house" , "A small car" , "A little (or small) group" Antonyms: big, large.

2.

Limited in size or scope. Synonyms: minor, modest, pocket-size, pocket-sized, small-scale. "A newspaper with a modest circulation" , "Small-scale plans" , "A pocket-size country"

3.

(of children and animals) young, immature. Synonym: little. "Small children"

4.

Slight or limited; especially in degree or intensity or scope.

5.

Low or inferior in station or quality. Synonyms: humble, low, lowly, modest. "A lowly parish priest" , "A modest man of the people" , "Small beginnings"

6.

Lowercase. Synonyms: little, minuscule. "Small a" , "E.e.cummings's poetry is written all in minuscule letters"

7.

(of a voice) faint. Synonym: little. "A still small voice"

8.

Have fine or very small constituent particles.

9.

Not large but sufficient in size or amount. Synonym: modest. "Modest inflation" , "Helped in my own small way"

10.

Made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth). Synonyms: belittled, diminished.

noun

1.

The slender part of the back.

2.

A garment size for a small person.

adverb

1.

On a small scale. Antonym: big.

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