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adjective
- 1. of a size that is less than normal or usual: "the room was small and quiet"
- 2. insignificant; unimportant: "these are small points"
plural
- 1. small items of clothing, especially underwear. informal British
- 2. a gratuity or small gift of money. West Indian
adverb
- 1. into small pieces: "cut the okra up small"
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Definition of small adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
SMALL definition: 1. little in size or amount: 2. A small child is very young: 3. not important or serious: . Learn more.
small meaning, definition, what is small: not large in size or amount: Learn more.
1. a. : having comparatively little size or slight dimensions. b. : lowercase. 2. a. : minor in influence, power, or rank. b. : operating on a limited scale. 3. : lacking in strength. a small voice. 4. a. : little or close to zero in an objectively measurable aspect (such as quantity) b. : made up of few or little units.
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Etymology
From Middle English smal, from Old English smæl (“small, narrow, slender”), from Proto-Germanic *smalaz (“small”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mal-, *(s)mel- (“small, mean, malicious”). Cognate with Scots smal; sma (“small”); West Frisian smel (“narrow”); Dutch smal (“narrow”); German schmal (“narrow, small”); Danish, Norwegian, Swedish smal (“narrow; thin; slender”); Latin malus (“bad”); Russian ма́лый (mályj, “small”).
Pronunciation
1. (UK) 1.1. (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /smɔːl/ [smoːɫ] 2. 2.1. Rhymes: -ɔːl 3. (US) 3.1. (General American) IPA(key): /smɔl/ 3.2. (cot–caught merger, Canada) IPA(key): /smɑl/ 4. (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): /smoːl/
Adjective
small (comparative smaller, superlative smallest) 1. Not large or big; insignificant; few in number. 1.1. Synonyms: little, microscopic, minuscule, minute, tiny; see also Thesaurus:small 1.2. Antonyms: big, (said of an amount of something given) generous, large; see also Thesaurus:large 1.1. 1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter V, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC: 1.1.1. Here, in the transept and choir, where the service was being held,...
Verb
small (strong) 1. first-person singular past indicative of smella 2. third-person singular past indicative of smella
Etymology
From Middle Low German smal, from Old Saxon smal, from Proto-Germanic *smalaz. Cognate with German schmal, Dutch smal, English small.
Adjective
small (comparative smaller, superlative smallst) 1. narrow 2. small, slender
Adjective
small 1. Alternative form of smaale 1.1. GLOSSARY OF THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY: 1.1.1. A smallneal.
References
1. Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 58
1 small / ˈ smɑːl/ adjective. smaller; smallest. Britannica Dictionary definition of SMALL. [also more small; most small] 1. : little in size. They live in a small house. a small glass of soda. She moved to a smaller town. [+] more examples. 2.
miniature. It's a miniature bath for the doll's house. dainty. She had dainty feet. petite. approving. Emma was petite and shy. exiguous. In country areas, public transport is either not available or so exiguous as to be pointless.
