small

small · adjective

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Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    (adjective) Of a size that is less than normal or usual.

  2. 2.

    (adjective) Not great in amount, number, strength, or power.

  3. 3.

    (adjective) Not important; minor.

  4. 4.

    (adjective) (of a business) Operating on a limited scale.

  5. 5.

    (adverb) Into small pieces.

  6. 6.

    (noun) The narrow part of something, especially the back.

Related words

Antonyms: big, great, huge, large
See also: big, little, tiny
Synonyms: compact, little, minor, tiny

Etymology

From Old English smæl ("thin, narrow, small"), from Proto-Germanic smalaz ("small"), from Proto-Indo-European smēl- ("small animal"). Originally meant "narrow" or "slender" rather than "little." Cognate with German schmal ("narrow") and Dutch smal.