small

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
   1. Small things considered as a group.
   2. Chiefly British. Small items of clothing.

[Middle English smal, from Old English smæl.]

smallish small'ish adj.
smallness small'ness n.

SYNONYMS  small, diminutive, little, miniature, minuscule, minute, 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

adjective

1. Notably below average in amount, size, or scope: bantam, little, petite, smallish. See big/small/amount.
2. Contemptibly unimportant: inconsiderable, negligible, niggling, nugatory, paltry, petty, picayune, piddling, small-minded, trifling. Slang measly. Idioms: of no account. See important/unimportant.
3. Below another in standing or importance: inferior, junior, lesser, low, lower², minor, minor-league, petty, secondary, subaltern, subordinate, under. Informal smalltime. See over/under.
4. Not yet large in size because of incomplete growth: little. See youth/age/maturity.
5. Not broad or elevated in scope or understanding: limited, little, narrow, narrow-minded, petty, small-minded. See limited/unlimited, wide/narrow.
6. Not irritating, strident, or loud: hushed, low, low-key, low-keyed, quiet, soft, subdued, whispery. See sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.

Idioms beginning with small:
small cog in a large wheel
small frog in a big pond
small wonder
small beer
small print
small talk
small time

See also big fish in a small pond; (small) cog in the wheel; give thanks for small blessings; it's a small world; little (small) frog in a big pond; make a (small) fortune; no (small) wonder; still small voice.

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adj

Definition: narrow-minded, nasty
Antonyms: benevolent, broad-minded, considerate, giving, kind, tolerant

adj

Definition: tiny in size, quantity
Antonyms: big, enormous, generous, huge, immense, large

adj

Definition: unimportant
Antonyms: distinguished, excellent, famous, fine, important, major, untrivial

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A lesser dimension.

• s. buffalo grass — panicum coloratum.
• s. burr medic — medicago minima.
• s. colon — the terminal colon in the horse between the right dorsal colon and the rectum. Because of its small diameter it is a common site for obstruction by phytobezoars and similar bodies.
• s. colon impaction — subacute colic in horses characterized by a palpable mass in the midlevel right abdomen.
• s.-faced mallow — see malva parviflora.
• s.-flowered buttercup — ranunculus parviflorus.
• s.-flowered Darling pea — swainsona brachycarpa.
• s.-flowered mallow — see malva parviflora.
• s.-flowered melilot — melilotus indica.
• s. golden tip — goodia medicagenea.
• s.-headed rice-flower — pimelea microcephala.
• s. intestine — includes all of the intestine between the pylorus and the ileocecal valve; composed of the duodenum, jejunum and ileum. See also intestine, intestinal.
• s. intestine meridian points — acupuncture points on the small intestine meridian.
• s.-leaf poranthera — poranthera microphylla.
• s.-leaved bluebush — see maireana brevifolia.
• s. liver fluke — dicrocoelium dendriticum.
• s. nuclear ribonucleoproteins — see ribonucleic acid.
• s. passion flower — passiflora suberosa.
• s. stomach worm — trichostrongylus axei.
• s. strongyles — include Caballonema, Cyathostomum, Cylicocyclus, Cylicodontophorus, Cylicostephanus, Cylindropharynx, Gyalocephalus, Poteriostomum spp.
• s. yellow foxglove — lathyrus splendens.

IN BRIEF: Little in size, not large.

No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted. — Aesop (620-560 B.C.), Greek writer.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - lille, ringe, liden, lav, småtskåren, sagte, spag, smålig
n. - lille del, smal del
adv. - småt, i småstykker, sagte, spagt

idioms:

• feel small    føle sig lille
• in a small way    i det små
• in the small hours    ude på de små timer
• no small    stor
• small ad    rubrikannonce
• small arms    håndskydevåben
• small beer    tyndt øl, ubetydelig sag
• small blade    lille klinge
• small change    småpenge
• small claims court    domstol der behandler mindre sager for privatpersoner
• small fry    småfisk, ubetydelige personer
• small hours    små timer
• small mercy    lidt, de små gaver
• small of the back    lænd
• small print    det der står skrevet med småt
• small screen    fjernsyn, TV
• small talk    småsnak, snak om dit og dat, selskabskonversation
• small wonder    intet under
• the small of the back    lænden

Nederlands (Dutch)
klein, gering, kleinzielig, klein deel

Français (French)
adj. - mesquin, court, faible, sans importance, petit (voix, bruit), humilié
n. - le creux du dos, les reins, sous-vêtements (npl)
adv. - petit, menu, fin

idioms:

• feel small    être dans ses petits souliers
• in a small way    petit/-e, peu important, à petite échelle
• no small    loin de
• small ad    petite annonce
• small arms    armes légères
• small beer    petite bière
• small change    petite monnaie
• small claims court    cour des petites créances
• small fry    menu fretin
• small hours    petit matin
• small mercy    moindres bienfaits
• small print    (Imprim) petits caractères
• small screen    petit écran
• small talk    banalités, (faire) la conversation
• small wonder    guère étonnant
• the small of the back    le creux du dos, les reins

Deutsch (German)
adj. - klein, gering, unbedeutend
n. - etwas Kleines, Unterwäsche
adv. - fein, klein

idioms:

• feel small    sich ganz klein vorkommen
• in a small way    in bescheidenem Rahmen
• no small    beträchtlich
• small ad    Kleinanzeige
• small arms    Handfeuerwaffen
• small beer    Dünnbier, Nebensächlichkeiten
• small change    Kleingeld, Kleinkram
• small claims court    Gericht für Bagatellsachen
• small fry    unbedeutende Leute
• small hours    frühe Morgenstunden
• small mercy    kleines Zugeständnis
• small print    Kleingedrucktes
• small screen    Bildschirm
• small talk    leichte Unterhaltung
• small wonder    kein Wunder
• the small of the back    das Kreuz

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - μικρός, μικρόσωμος, λιγοστός, ασήμαντος, αδύναμος, λεπτοκαμωμένος, νεαρός, άγουρος, στενόμυαλος
n. - (το) μικρό μέρος, (πληθ.) εσώρουχα

idioms:

• feel small    αισθάνομαι ταπεινωμένος
• in a small way    σε μικρή ή περιορισμένη κλίμακα
• in the small hours    τις πρώτες μεταμεσονύκτιες ώρες
• no small    (καθομ.) αρκετός, κάμποσος, αρκετά
• small ad    μικρή αγγελία
• small arms    (στρατ.) ελαφρά όπλα
• small beer    (καθομ.) ελαφριά μπίρα, (μτφ.) ασήμαντο πρόσωπο, ασήμαντο θέμα
• small change    ψιλά, κέρματα, μικρολεπτομέρειες
• small claims court    (Βρετ.) δικαστήριο επίλυσης οικονομικών μικροδιαφορών
• small fry    αθερίνα, πιτσιρίκια, μαρίδα, μικροπράγματα
• small hours    οι πρώτες μεταμεσονύκτιες ώρες
• small mercy    μικροχαρά, μικρό ευεργέτημα
• small of the back    βάση (ανθρώπινης) ραχοκοκαλιάς
• small print    μικρά τυπογραφικά στοιχεία, (καθομ.) ψιλά γράμματα
• small screen    τηλεόραση, οθόνη της τηλεόρασης, (επίθ.) τηλεοπτικός
• small talk    ψιλοκουβέντα
• small wonder    απολύτως φυσικό
• the small of the back    βάση (ανθρώπινης) ραχοκοκαλιάς

Italiano (Italian)
biancheria intima, piccolo

idioms:

• feel small    vergognarsi
• in a small way    modestamente
• no small    non da poco
• small ad    piccolo annuncio
• small arms    armi leggere
• small beer    cose da poco
• small change    spiccioli
• small claims court    tribunale per cause minute
• small fry    cose da poco, cuccioli
• small hours    ore piccole
• small mercy    rinuncia facile
• small print    cavilli legali
• small screen    piccolo schermo
• small talk    chiacchiere
• the small of the back    bassa schiena

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - limitado (m), pequeno (m), miúdo (m), trivial
n. - inferior

idioms:

• feel small    humilhado (m)
• in a small way    de um modo insignificante
• no small    não pouco
• small ad    anúncio classificado
• small ads    classificados
• small arms    armas leves (f), armas portáteis (f)
• small beer    pessoa ou coisa sem importância
• small change    trocado, pessoa ou coisa sem importância
• small claims court    tribunal em que são julgados casos pequenos
• small fry    crianças pequenas, arrais miúda, pessoa ou coisa sem importância
• small hours    primeiras horas da madrugada
• small mercy    pequenas benções
• small of the back    parte mais estreita das costas, rins
• small print    tipo miúdo
• small screen    televisão (f)
• small talk    conversa vulgar, mexerico
• the small of the back    parte mais estreita de

Русский (Russian)
маленький, мелкий, тонкий, второстепенный, ограниченный, низменный, униженный, непродолжительный, немногочисленный, слабый, тихий, скромный, скудный, плохой, узкий, узкая тонкая часть чего-л., простой люд

idioms:

• feel small    чувствовать себя униженным
• in a small way    мелко, тихо, в небольшом объеме
• no small    немалый, немаловажный
• small ad    короткое объявление мелким шрифтом
• small arms    стрелковое оружие
• small beer    слабое пиво, пустяки, что-л. не стоящее внимания, мелкие людишки
• small change    мелкие деньги, бессодержательная болтовня
• small claims court    суд по мелким искам
• small fry    мелкая рыбешка, мелюзга, "мелкая сошка"
• small hours    первые часы после полуночи
• small mercy    "могло быть и хуже"
• small of the back    поясница
• small print    мелкий шрифт, важная информация, напечатанная мелким шрифтом на неприметном месте, оговорка, сделанная как бы вскользь, но меняющая суть дела
• small screen    экран телевизора, телевидение
• small talk    болтовня, легкая светская беседа
• the small of the back    поясница

Español (Spanish)
adj. - pequeño, chico, diminuto, menudo, bajo
n. - paños menores, ropa interior
adv. - en un trozo o trozos pequeños

idioms:

• feel small    sentirse poca cosa
• in a small way    en pequeña escala, en forma modesta
• no small    considerable, mucho
• small ad    anuncios por palabras, clasificados
• small arms    armas portátiles, armas ligeras
• small beer    cerveza floja, bagatela
• small change    cambio, suelto, sencillo
• small claims court    tribunal de pequeñas demandas
• small fry    gente de poca importancia, gente menuda, fritura
• small hours    primeras horas de la madrugada
• small mercy    pequeños favores
• small print    letra menuda
• small screen    pantalla pequeña, la televisión
• small talk    charla, charloteo
• small wonder    no tiene nada de extraño
• the small of the back    región lumbar, la parte más estrecha de la espalda

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - liten, små-, små, ringa, obetydlig, tunn, svag, småsint, småskuren
n. - den smala delen, den tunna delen

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
小的, 小型的, 少的, 细小的部分, 矮小的人, 小件物品, 小声地, 小气地, 小小地, 细小地, 卑鄙地

idioms:

• feel small    觉得渺小
• in a small way    小规模地, 节俭地
• in the small hours    在清晨时
• no small    怪不得
• small ad    小广告
• small arms    轻武器
• small beer    微不足道的
• small blade    小刀片
• small change    零钱, 找头, 无聊话, 无关紧要的东西
• small claims court    小额索偿法院
• small fry    无足轻重的人, 小孩子们
• small hours    午夜以后, 下半夜
• small mercy    小善
• small of the back    腰背部
• small print    小号字体印刷
• small screen    电视
• small talk    闲谈, 聊家常
• small wonder    难怪
• the small of the back    腰背部

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 小的, 小型的, 少的
n. - 細小的部分, 矮小的人, 小件物品
adv. - 小聲地, 小氣地, 小小地, 細小地, 卑鄙地

idioms:

• feel small    覺得渺小
• in a small way    小規模地, 節儉地
• in the small hours    在清晨時
• no small    怪不得
• small ad    小廣告
• small arms    輕武器
• small beer    微不足道的
• small blade    小刀片
• small change    零錢, 找頭, 無聊話, 無關緊要的東西
• small claims court    小額索償法院
• small fry    無足輕重的人, 小孩子們
• small hours    午夜以後, 下半夜
• small mercy    小善
• small of the back    腰背部
• small print    小號字體印刷
• small screen    電視
• small talk    閒談, 聊家常
• small wonder    難怪
• the small of the back    腰背部

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 작은, 검소한, 얼마 안 되는
n. - 작은 것, (Oxford 대학의) 문학사 학위를 따기 위한 1차 시험, 신분이 낮은 사람들
adv. - 가늘게, 멸시하여, (목소리 따위가) 약하게

idioms:

• in a small way    소규모로, 조촐하게
• in the small hours    소단위로, 소규모로, 소형으로
• the small of the back    허리의 잘록한 등쪽 부분

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 小さい, 狭い, 少ない, つまらない, 小規模の, 弱い, 心が狭い, 小人数の
n. - 細い部分, 小物衣類, 小さな物
adv. - 小さく, 低く, 小規模に

idioms:

• (no) small potato    つまらぬもの(でない)
• in a small way    小規模に
• no small    少なからぬ
• small ad    項目別小広告
• small arms    携帯兵器
• small beer    スモールビーヤ, つまらない物
• small blade    小型ナイフ
• small change    小銭, つまらないもの
• small claims court    簡易裁判所
• small fry    子供, 小物, 雑魚
• small hours    夜更け
• small mercy    不幸中の幸い
• small of the back    腰のくびれ
• small print    細字部分, 隠された不利な条件
• small screen    テレビ
• small talk    世間話, おしゃべり
• the small of the back    腰のくびれた部分

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) ضعيف, ضئيل ألنفوذ, فقير, صغير ألجسم, صغير, قليل, متواضع (الاسم) ألمستدق " ألجزء ألاصغر و ألارفع "‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮קטן, מצומצם, מועט, קטנוני, קל-ערך‬
n. - ‮החלק הצר (של הגב)‬
adv. - ‮מעט‬

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