small

Pronunciation

• (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA: /smoːl/

Adjective

small (comparative smaller, superlative smallest)

1. Not large or big; insignificant; few in number.
   • Synonyms: little, microscopic, minuscule, minute, tiny; see also tiny
   • Antonyms: big, (said of an amount of something given) generous, large; see also large
   • A small serving of ice cream.
   • A small group.
   • He made us all feel small.
2. (figuratively) Young, as a child.
   • Synonyms: little, (Scottish) wee, young
   • Antonyms: adult, grown-up, old
   • Remember when the children were small?
3. (writing, incomparable) Minuscule or lowercase, referring to written or printed letters.
   • Synonyms: lowercase, minuscule
   • Antonyms: big, capital, majuscule, uppercase
4. Humiliated or insignificant.
   • The bullies had succeeded in making him feel small.
5. Evincing little worth or ability; not large-minded; paltry; mean.
6. Not prolonged in duration; not extended in time; short.
   • a small space of time
7. Synonym of little (“of an industry or institution(s) therein: operating on a small scale, unlike larger counterparts”)
   • small science
8. (archaic) Slender, gracefully slim.
9. (especially clothing, food or drink) That is small (the manufactured size).
   • I'll have a small coffee, thanks.

Adverb

small (comparative smaller, superlative smallest)

1. In a small fashion
   • Don't write very small!
2. In or into small pieces.
3. (obsolete) To a small extent.
4. (obsolete) In a low tone; softly.

Noun

small (countable and uncountable, plural smalls) (nominalized)

1. (uncountable, especially clothing, food or drink) One of several common sizes to which an item may be manufactured.
   • Synonym: S
2. (countable, especially clothing, food or drink) An item labelled or denoted as being that size.
   • Two smalls and a large, please.
3. (countable, especially with respect to clothing) One who fits an item of that size.
4. (countable, rare) Any part of something that is smaller or slimmer than the rest, now usually with anatomical reference to the back.

Verb

small (third-person singular simple present smalls, present participle smalling, simple past and past participle smalled)

1. (obsolete, transitive) To make little or less.
2. (intransitive) To become small; to dwindle.

Anagrams

• malls

Verb

small (strong)

1. first-person singular past indicative of smella
2. third-person singular past indicative of smella

Adjective

small (comparative smaller, superlative smallst)

1. narrow
2. small, slender

Adjective

small

1. Alternative form of smal

Verb

small

1. (non-standard since 2005) past tense of smelle

Verb

small

1. past tense of smella

Verb

small

1. past tense of smälla.

Anagrams

• malls