Definition of SMALL

small

Meanings

Plural: smalls

Noun

  • the slender part of the back
  • a garment size for a small person
  • One of several common sizes to which an item may be manufactured.
  • An item labelled or denoted as being that size.
  • One who fits an item of that size.
  • Any part of something that is smaller or slimmer than the rest, now usually with anatomical reference to the back.

Adjective

  • limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
    • "a small car"
    • "a little (or small) group"

Adjective Satellite

  • limited in size or scope
    • "a small business"
    • "small-scale plans"
  • (of children and animals) young, immature
    • "small children"
  • slight or limited; especially in degree or intensity or scope
    • "a series of death struggles with small time in between"
  • low or inferior in station or quality
    • "small beginnings"
  • lowercase
    • "small a"
  • (of a voice) faint
    • "a still small voice"
  • have fine or very small constituent particles
    • "a small misty rain"
  • not large but sufficient in size or amount
    • "helped in my own small way"
  • made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth)
    • "her comments made me feel small"

Adverb

  • on a small scale
    • "think small"

Adj

  • Not large or big; insignificant; few in number.
  • Humiliated or insignificant.
  • Not large or big; insignificant; few in number.
  • Having a small penis, muscles, or other important body parts, regardless of overall body size.
  • Not large or big; insignificant; few in number.
  • Young, as a child.
  • Minuscule or lowercase, referring to written or printed letters.
  • Evincing little worth or ability; not large-minded; paltry; mean.
  • Not prolonged in duration; not extended in time; short.
  • Synonym of little (“of an industry or institution(s) therein: operating on a small scale, unlike larger counterparts”).
  • Slender, gracefully slim.
  • That is small (the manufactured size).

Adv

  • In a small fashion
  • In or into small pieces.
  • To a small extent.
  • In a low tone; softly.

Verb

  • To make little or less.
  • To become small; to dwindle.

Origin / 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”); Low German small (“narrow”); Danish, Norwegian, Swedish smal (“narrow; thin; slender”); Latin malus (“bad”); Russian ма́лый (mályj, “small”).

Synonyms

belittled, compact, diminished, fun size, fun-sized, humble, ickle, insignificant, lit'l, little, low, lowercase, lowly, microscopic, mini, minor, minuscule, minute, modest, petty, pint-sized, pocket-size, pocket-sized, S, slight, slim, small, small-scale, tiny, under-endowed, undersized, wee, wurly, young

Antonyms

adult, big, capital, generous, grown-up, large, majuscule, old, small, tiny, uppercase

Scrabble Score: 7

small is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
small is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
small is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

small is a valid Words With Friends word