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Meaning and definition for "small" word

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[noun] a garment size for a small person
[noun] the slender part of the back
[adv] on a small scale; "think small"
[adjective] made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth); "her comments made me feel small"
[adjective] limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a little dining room"; "a little house"; "a small car"; "a little (or small) group"; "a small voice"
[adjective] limited in size or scope; "a small business"; "a newspaper with a modest circulation"; "small-scale plans"; "a pocket-size country"
[adjective] (of a voice) faint; "a little voice"; "a still small voice"
[adjective] lowercase; "little a"; "small a"; "e.e.cummings's poetry is written all in minuscule letters"
[adjective] too small to be seen except under a microscope
[adjective] not large but sufficient in size or amount; "a modest salary"; "modest inflation"; "helped in my own small way"
[adjective] not fully grown; "what a big little boy you are"; "small children"
[adjective] have fine or very small constituent particles; "a small misty rain"
[adjective] low or inferior in station or quality; "a humble cottage"; "a lowly parish priest"; "a modest man of the people"; "small beginnings"
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\Small\ (sm[add]l), a. [Compar. {Smaller}; superl. {Smallest}.] [OE. small, AS. sm[ae]l; akin to D. smal narrow, OS. & OHG. smal small, G. schmal narrow, Dan. & Sw. smal, Goth. smals small, Icel. smali smal cattle, sheep, or goats; cf. Gr. mh^lon a sheep or goat.] 1. Having little size, compared with other things of the same kind; little in quantity or degree; diminutive; not large or extended in dimension; not great; not much; inconsiderable; as, a small man; a small river. To compare Great things with small. --Milton. 2. Being of slight consequence; feeble in influence or importance; unimportant; trivial; insignificant; as, a small fault; a small business. 3. Envincing little worth or ability; not large-minded; -- sometimes, in reproach, paltry; mean. A true delineation of the smallest man is capable of interesting the greatest man. --Carlyle. 4. Not prolonged in duration; not extended in time; short; as, after a small space. --Shak. 5. Weak; slender; fine; gentle; soft; not loud. ``A still, small voice.'' --1 Kings xix. 12. {Great and small},of all ranks or degrees; -- used especially of persons. ``His quests, great and small.'' --Chaucer. {Small arms}, muskets, rifles, pistols, etc., in distinction from cannon. {Small beer}. See under {Beer}. {Small coal}.
(a) Little coals of wood formerly used to light fires. --Gay.
(b) Coal about the size of a hazelnut, separated from the coarser parts by screening. {Small craft} (Naut.), a vessel, or vessels in general, of a small size. {Small fruits}. See under {Fruit}. {Small hand}, a certain size of paper. See under {Paper}. {Small hours}. See under {Hour}. {Small letter}. (Print.), a lower-case letter. See {Lower-case}, and {Capital letter}, under {Capital}, a. {Small piece}, a Scotch coin worth about 21/4d. sterling, or about 41/2cents. {Small register}. See the Note under 1st {Register}, 7. {Small stuff} (Naut.), spun yarn, marline, and the smallest kinds of rope. --R. H. Dana, Jr. {Small talk}, light or trifling conversation; chitchat. {Small wares} (Com.), various small textile articles, as tapes, braid, tringe, and the like. --M`Culloch.
\Small\, adv. 1. In or to small extent, quantity, or degree; little; slightly. [Obs.] ``I wept but small.'' --Chaucer. ``It small avails my mood.'' --Shak. 2. Not loudly; faintly; timidly. [Obs. or Humorous] You may speak as small as you will. --Shak.
\Small\, n. 1. The small or slender part of a thing; as, the small of the leg or of the back. 2. pl. Smallclothes. [Colloq.] --Hood. Dickens. 3. pl. Same as {Little go}. See under {Little}, a.
\Small\, v. t. To make little or less. [Obs.]

Synonyms for small

decreased, diminutive, fine, humble, immature, least, lesser, lilliputian, littlest, low, micro, microscopical, midget, miniature, moderate, petite, pocket-size, pocket-sized, puny, slender, slim, smaller, smallest, subgross, teensy, teensy-weensy, teeny, undersize, wee, weensy

Antonyms: big, big, large, macroscopic, macroscopical

See also: back | body part | dorsum | size |

The fun area, different aproach to word »small«

Let's analyse "small" as pure text. This string has Five letters in One syllable and One vowel. 20% of vowels is 18.6% less then average English word. Written in backwards: LLAMS. Average typing speed for these characters is 1430 milliseconds. [info]

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Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: small: 1 = 1, reduced: 1 . and the final result is One.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: small: 1 + 4 + 1 + 3 + 3 = 12, reduced: 3, and the final result is Three.

Tarot cards

Letter Num. Tarot c. Intensity Meaning
A (1) 1 Magician Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
L (2) 12 Hanged Man Leader, Teacher, Healer, Decisive
M (1) 13 Death Creator, Developer, Builder
S (1) 19 Sun Colorful, Bright, Perceptive

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