What does SMALL mean?
Definitions for SMALL
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Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word SMALL.
Princeton's WordNet
small(noun)
the slender part of the back
small(adj)
a garment size for a small person
small, little(adj)
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
"a little dining room"; "a little house"; "a small car"; "a little (or small) group"
minor, modest, small, small-scale, pocket-size, pocket-sized(adj)
limited in size or scope
"a small business"; "a newspaper with a modest circulation"; "small-scale plans"; "a pocket-size country"
little, small(adj)
(of children and animals) young, immature
"what a big little boy you are"; "small children"
small(a)(adj)
slight or limited; especially in degree or intensity or scope
"a series of death struggles with small time in between"
humble, low, lowly, modest, small(adj)
low or inferior in station or quality
"a humble cottage"; "a lowly parish priest"; "a modest man of the people"; "small beginnings"
little, minuscule, small(adj)
lowercase
"little a"; "small a"; "e.e.cummings's poetry is written all in minuscule letters"
little, small(adj)
(of a voice) faint
"a little voice"; "a still small voice"
small(adj)
have fine or very small constituent particles
"a small misty rain"
modest, small(adj)
not large but sufficient in size or amount
"a modest salary"; "modest inflation"; "helped in my own small way"
belittled, diminished, small(adverb)
made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth)
"her comments made me feel small"
small(adverb)
on a small scale
"think small"
Wiktionary
small(Noun)
Any part of something that is smaller or slimmer than the rest, now usually with anatomical reference to the back.
Etymology: From smal, from smæl, from smalaz, from (s)mal-. Cognate with smel, smal, schmal, små, malus, малый.
small(Noun)
Underclothes.
Etymology: From smal, from smæl, from smalaz, from (s)mal-. Cognate with smel, smal, schmal, små, malus, малый.
small(Adverb)
In a small fashion.
Etymology: From smal, from smæl, from smalaz, from (s)mal-. Cognate with smel, smal, schmal, små, malus, малый.
small(Adjective)
Not large or big; insignificant; few in numbers or size.
Etymology: From smal, from smæl, from smalaz, from (s)mal-. Cognate with smel, smal, schmal, små, malus, малый.
small(Adjective)
Young, as a child.
Remember when the children were small?
Etymology: From smal, from smæl, from smalaz, from (s)mal-. Cognate with smel, smal, schmal, små, malus, малый.
small(Adjective)
Minuscule or lowercase, referring to written letters.
Etymology: From smal, from smæl, from smalaz, from (s)mal-. Cognate with smel, smal, schmal, små, malus, малый.
Webster Dictionary
Small
having little size, compared with other things of the same kind; little in quantity or degree; diminutive; not large or extended in dimension; not great; not much; inconsiderable; as, a small man; a small river
Etymology: [OE. small, AS. smael; akin to D. smal narrow, OS. & OHG. smal small, G. schmal narrow, Dan. & Sw. smal, Goth. smals small, Icel. smali small cattle, sheep, or goats; cf. Gr. mh^lon a sheep or goat.]
Small
being of slight consequence; feeble in influence or importance; unimportant; trivial; insignificant; as, a small fault; a small business
Etymology: [OE. small, AS. smael; akin to D. smal narrow, OS. & OHG. smal small, G. schmal narrow, Dan. & Sw. smal, Goth. smals small, Icel. smali small cattle, sheep, or goats; cf. Gr. mh^lon a sheep or goat.]
Small
envincing little worth or ability; not large-minded; -- sometimes, in reproach, paltry; mean
Etymology: [OE. small, AS. smael; akin to D. smal narrow, OS. & OHG. smal small, G. schmal narrow, Dan. & Sw. smal, Goth. smals small, Icel. smali small cattle, sheep, or goats; cf. Gr. mh^lon a sheep or goat.]
Small
not prolonged in duration; not extended in time; short; as, after a small space
Etymology: [OE. small, AS. smael; akin to D. smal narrow, OS. & OHG. smal small, G. schmal narrow, Dan. & Sw. smal, Goth. smals small, Icel. smali small cattle, sheep, or goats; cf. Gr. mh^lon a sheep or goat.]
Small
weak; slender; fine; gentle; soft; not loud
Etymology: [OE. small, AS. smael; akin to D. smal narrow, OS. & OHG. smal small, G. schmal narrow, Dan. & Sw. smal, Goth. smals small, Icel. smali small cattle, sheep, or goats; cf. Gr. mh^lon a sheep or goat.]
Small(adverb)
in or to small extent, quantity, or degree; little; slightly
Etymology: [OE. small, AS. smael; akin to D. smal narrow, OS. & OHG. smal small, G. schmal narrow, Dan. & Sw. smal, Goth. smals small, Icel. smali small cattle, sheep, or goats; cf. Gr. mh^lon a sheep or goat.]
Small(adverb)
not loudly; faintly; timidly
Etymology: [OE. small, AS. smael; akin to D. smal narrow, OS. & OHG. smal small, G. schmal narrow, Dan. & Sw. smal, Goth. smals small, Icel. smali small cattle, sheep, or goats; cf. Gr. mh^lon a sheep or goat.]
Small(noun)
the small or slender part of a thing; as, the small of the leg or of the back
Etymology: [OE. small, AS. smael; akin to D. smal narrow, OS. & OHG. smal small, G. schmal narrow, Dan. & Sw. smal, Goth. smals small, Icel. smali small cattle, sheep, or goats; cf. Gr. mh^lon a sheep or goat.]
Small(noun)
smallclothes
Etymology: [OE. small, AS. smael; akin to D. smal narrow, OS. & OHG. smal small, G. schmal narrow, Dan. & Sw. smal, Goth. smals small, Icel. smali small cattle, sheep, or goats; cf. Gr. mh^lon a sheep or goat.]
Small(noun)
same as Little go. See under Little, a
Etymology: [OE. small, AS. smael; akin to D. smal narrow, OS. & OHG. smal small, G. schmal narrow, Dan. & Sw. smal, Goth. smals small, Icel. smali small cattle, sheep, or goats; cf. Gr. mh^lon a sheep or goat.]
Small(verb)
to make little or less
Etymology: [OE. small, AS. smael; akin to D. smal narrow, OS. & OHG. smal small, G. schmal narrow, Dan. & Sw. smal, Goth. smals small, Icel. smali small cattle, sheep, or goats; cf. Gr. mh^lon a sheep or goat.]
Freebase
SMALL
SMALL, Small Machine Algol Like Language, is a programming language developed by Dr. Nevil Brownlee of Auckland University.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Small
smawl, adj. little in quantity or degree: minute: not great: unimportant: ungenerous, petty: of little worth or ability: short: having little strength: gentle: little in quality or quantity.—adv. in a low tone; gently.—ns. Small′-ale, ale with little malt and unhopped; Small′-and-earl′y (coll.) an informal evening-party.—n.pl. Small′-arms, muskets, rifles, pistols, &c., including all weapons that can be actually carried by a man.—n. Small′-beer, a kind of weak beer.—adj. inferior generally.—n.pl. Small′-clothes, knee-breeches, esp. those of the close-fitting 18th-century form.—ns. Small′-coal, coal not in lumps but small pieces; Small′-craft, small vessels generally.—n.pl. Small′-debts, a phrase current in Scotland to denote debts under £12, recoverable in the Sheriff Court.—n. Small′-hand, writing such as is ordinarily used in correspondence.—n.pl. Small′-hours, the hours immediately following midnight.—adj. Small′ish, somewhat small.—ns. Small′ness; Small′-pī′ca (see Pica); Small′pox, or Variola, a contagious, febrile disease, of the class known as Exanthemata, characterised by small pocks or eruptions on the skin; Smalls, the 'little-go' or previous examination: small-clothes; Small′-talk, light or trifling conversation.—n.pl. Small′-wares (see Ware).—In a small way, with little capital or stock: unostentatiously. [A.S. smæl; Ger. schmal.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
small
The narrow part of the tail of a whale, in front of the flukes. Also, that part of the anchor-shank which is immediately under the stock.
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British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'SMALL' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #179
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'SMALL' in Written Corpus Frequency: #435
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'SMALL' in Adjectives Frequency: #7
Anagrams for SMALL »
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of SMALL in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of SMALL in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of SMALL in a Sentence
Success in life is founded upon attention to the small things rather than to the large things; to the every day things nearest to us rather than to the things that are remote and uncommon.
We're seeing a raft of favors both large and small being granted, everything from specific projects getting greenlights to larger policies that are either being rolled back from The Obama administration or moved forward in the Trump administration.
Urban density and housing cost are both rising rapidly, the idea is to take a small area and make it into a comfortable living environment that can be adapted according to changing needs.
Can you trust those people who are careless with the truth? Being untruthful, even in small matters, one loses the credibility, and such people mustn't be trusted with important matters any time.
These fund raisings are never small so do take liquidity from IPO market, once those end it could free up funds for IPOs.
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Translations for SMALL
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- صغيرArabic
- kiçikAzerbaijani
- бәләкәйBashkir
- малы́, мале́нькі, малады́Belarusian
- ма́лъкBulgarian
- ছোটBengali
- petitCatalan, Valencian
- жима, кегийChechen
- malý, mladýCzech
- малъOld Church Slavonic, Church Slavonic, Old Bulgarian
- пӗчӗкChuvash
- ifanc, bach, bychan, ieuanc, mânWelsh
- liden, lilleDanish
- gering, klein, jungGerman
- sueEwe
- μικρός, νέοςGreek
- juna, malgrandaEsperanto
- pequeño, joven, chico, minúsculas, pequeñaSpanish
- väikeEstonian
- که, کوچک, جوان, خرد, برناPersian
- nuori, pieniFinnish
- lítilFaroese
- petit, jeune, minusculeFrench
- lyts, jongWestern Frisian
- beagIrish
- beagScottish Gaelic
- pequenoGalician
- begManx
- קטנה, קטנים, קטנות, קטןHebrew
- छोटाHindi
- kicsi, kisHungarian
- պստիկ, պուճուր, փոքրիկ, փոքր, փոքրատառ, մանրArmenian
- kecilIndonesian
- ńta, ọbeleIgbo
- mikraIdo
- lítill, smárIcelandic
- giovane, piccoloItalian
- קָטָןHebrew
- 小さい, 若いJapanese
- მცირე, პატარაGeorgian
- кішкене, кішіKazakh
- តូចKhmer
- 작은Korean
- بچووکKurdish
- кичине, кичинекейKyrgyz
- paulus, iuvenis, parvusLatin
- ນ້ອຽLao
- mažasLithuanian
- mazsLatvian
- мал, мали, малаMacedonian
- жижигMongolian
- छोटा, लहानMarathi
- kecilMalay
- żgħira, żgħir, żgħarMaltese
- နုပ်, သေးBurmese
- klein, nietig, minuscuul, jongDutch
- liten, ungNorwegian
- petit, pichon, pichòtOccitan
- ਛੋੱਟਾPanjabi, Punjabi
- mały, młodyPolish
- وړوکی, کوچنیPashto, Pushto
- pequeno, minúsculo, jovemPortuguese
- pitschen, giuvenRomansh
- mici, mic, tânărRomanian
- мале́нький, молодо́й, ма́лый, ма́ленький, маленькийRussian
- अल्पSanskrit
- ма̑л, mȃlSerbo-Croatian
- කුඩාSinhala, Sinhalese
- malýSlovak
- majhenSlovene
- i vogëlAlbanian
- ung, liten, småSwedish
- mdogoSwahili
- சிறிய, இளைய, சிறிய்Tamil
- చిన్నTelugu
- хурдTajik
- เล็กThai
- kiçiTurkmen
- maliitTagalog
- küçükTurkish
- бәләкәй, кече, кечекTatar
- молоди́й, мали́й, мале́нькийUkrainian
- چھوٹاUrdu
- kichikUzbek
- nhỏ, nhỏ nhắn, tiểuVietnamese
- minudik, smalik, yunikVolapük
- קלייןYiddish
- 小Chinese
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