smallness

small  (smôl)

adj. small·er, small·est

1. Being below the average in size or magnitude.

2. Limited in importance or significance; trivial: a small matter.

3. Limited in degree or scope: small farm operations.

4. Lacking position, influence, or status; minor: "A crowd of small writers had vainly attempted to rival Addison" (Thomas Macaulay).

5. Unpretentious; modest: made a small living; helped the cause in my own small way.

6. Not fully grown; very young.

7. Narrow in outlook; petty: a small mind.

8. Having been belittled; humiliated: Their comments made me feel small.

9. Diluted; weak. Used of alcoholic beverages.

10. Lacking force or volume: a small voice.

adv.

1. In small pieces: Cut the meat up small.

2. Without loudness or forcefulness; softly.

3. In a small manner.

n.

1. A part that is smaller or narrower than the rest: the small of the back.

2. smalls

a. Small things considered as a group.

b. Chiefly British Small items of clothing.

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[Middle English smal, from Old English smæl.]

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smallish adj.

smallness n.

Synonyms: small, diminutive, little, miniature, minuscule, minute², petite, tiny, wee
These adjectives mean being notably below the average in size or magnitude: a small house; diminutive in stature; little hands; a miniature camera; a minuscule amount of rain; minute errors; a petite figure; tiny feet; a wee puppy.

Antonym: large

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	smallness - the property of having a relatively small size littleness size - the physical magnitude of something (how big it is); "a wolf is about the size of a large dog" diminutiveness, minuteness, petiteness, tininess, weeness - the property of being very small in size; "hence the minuteness of detail in the painting" slightness, delicacy - smallness of stature grain - the smallest possible unit of anything; "there was a grain of truth in what he said"; "he does not have a grain of sense" runtiness, stuntedness, puniness - smallness of stature dwarfishness - smallness of stature bigness, largeness - the property of having a relatively great size
	2.	smallness - the property of being a relatively small amount; "he was attracted by the smallness of the taxes" amount - the relative magnitude of something with reference to a criterion; "an adequate amount of food for four people"
	3.	smallness - the property of having relatively little strength or vigor; "the smallness of her voice" littleness weakness - the property of lacking physical or mental strength; liability to failure under pressure or stress or strain; "his weakness increased as he became older"; "the weakness of the span was overlooked until it collapsed"
	4.	smallness - lack of generosity in trifling matters littleness, pettiness minginess, niggardliness, niggardness, tightfistedness, meanness, parsimoniousness, parsimony, closeness, tightness - extreme stinginess

Translations

smallness [ˈsmɔːlnɪs] N

1. [of object, animal, room, hand, foot] → pequeñez f, lo chico(LAm); [of income, sum, contribution] → lo pequeño; (in height) [of person] → lo bajo, lo chaparro(LAm); [of problem] → insignificancia f; [of waist] → estrechez f; [of group, population] → lo poco numeroso; [of stock, supply] → lo reducido; [of print, writing] → pequeñez f, lo pequeño, lo menudo

2. (= small-mindedness) → estrechez f de miras

smallness

n → Kleinheit f; (of sum, present) → Bescheidenheit f; (= pettiness) → Kleinlichkeit f

smallness [ˈsmɔːlnɪs] n (gen) → piccolezza; (of person) → bassa statura; (of income, sum) → scarsità

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smallness [ˈsmɔːlnɪs] n (gen) → piccolezza; (of person) → bassa statura; (of income, sum) → scarsità