small
small
smɔl
smawl
/smɔːl/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "small"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

01

āϛ⧋āϟ, āĻ•ā§āώ⧁āĻĻā§āϰ

below average in physical size
small definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He lived in a small town with friendly neighbors.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻŦ⧇āĻļā§€āĻĻ⧇āϰ āϏāĻ™ā§āϗ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϛ⧋āϟ āĻļāĻšāϰ⧇ āĻŦāĻžāϏ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇āύāĨ¤
02

āϛ⧋āϟ, āĻ…āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ

minor or limited in extent, intensity, or amount
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
There was a small improvement in her performance.
āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻĢāϰāĻŽā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϏ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϛ⧋āϟ āωāĻ¨ā§āύāϤāĻŋ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
2.1

āϛ⧋āϟ, āĻĻ⧁āĻ°ā§āĻŦāϞ

(of a voice) quiet, gentle, and not easily heard
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The child answered with a small voice, shy and hesitant.
āĻļāĻŋāĻļ⧁āϟāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϛ⧋āϟ āĻ•āĻŖā§āϠ⧇ āωāĻ¤ā§āϤāϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇, āϞāĻžāϜ⧁āĻ• āĻ“ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻžāĻ—ā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤāĨ¤
03

āϛ⧋āϟ, āϤāϰ⧁āĻŖ

young or in the early stages of growth, often referring to children
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The small girl giggled as she played with her toys.
āϛ⧋āϟ āĻŽā§‡āϝāĻŧ⧇āϟāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āϖ⧇āϞāύāĻž āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϖ⧇āϞāϤ⧇ āϖ⧇āϞāϤ⧇ āĻšā§‡āϏ⧇ āωāĻ āϞāĨ¤
04

āϛ⧋āϟ, āĻŦāĻŋāύāϝāĻŧā§€

(of a business) operating with limited resources, revenue, and market reach, often serving a local or niche market
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Despite being a small bookstore, it had a loyal customer base and hosted regular community events.
āĻāϟāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϛ⧋āϟ āĻŦāχāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āĻĻā§‹āĻ•āĻžāύ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āϏāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ⧇āĻ“, āĻāϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ—āϤ āĻ—ā§āϰāĻžāĻšāĻ• āĻŦ⧇āϏ āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽāĻŋāϤ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āχāϭ⧇āĻ¨ā§āϟ āφāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύ āĻ•āϰāϤāĨ¤
05

āϛ⧋āϟ āĻšāĻžāϤ⧇āϰ āĻ…āĻ•ā§āώāϰ, āϛ⧋āϟ

written in lowercase letters
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She wrote her name in small letters on the form.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻĢāĻ°ā§āĻŽā§‡ āϤāĻžāϰ āύāĻžāĻŽ āϛ⧋āϟ āĻ…āĻ•ā§āώāϰ⧇ āϞāĻŋāϖ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
06

āϏāĻ‚āϕ⧀āĻ°ā§āĻŖ, āĻ•ā§ƒāĻĒāĻŖ

involving narrow-minded actions or attitudes
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She felt hurt by his small gestures, which seemed insincere and lacking in warmth.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āϛ⧋āϟ āĻ…āĻ™ā§āĻ—āĻ­āĻ™ā§āĻ—āĻŋāϤ⧇ āφāϘāĻžāϤ āĻĒ⧇āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ, āϝāĻž āĻ…āĻ•ā§ƒāĻ¤ā§āϰāĻŋāĻŽ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āωāĻˇā§āĻŖāϤāĻžāϰ āĻ…āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ āĻŦāϞ⧇ āĻŽāύ⧇ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
01

āϛ⧋āϟ āφāĻ•āĻžāϰ

a size or measurement that is typically smaller than average, often used to describe clothing or other physical objects
small definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They found the small was out of stock in most sizes at the shop.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻĻ⧇āϖ⧇āϛ⧇ āϝ⧇ āĻĻā§‹āĻ•āĻžāύ⧇ āĻŦ⧇āĻļāĻŋāϰāĻ­āĻžāĻ— āϏāĻžāχāĻœā§‡ āϛ⧋āϟ āĻ¸ā§āϟāĻ• āύ⧇āχāĨ¤
02

āĻĒāĻŋāϠ⧇āϰ āύāĻŋāĻšā§‡āϰ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļ, āϕ⧋āĻŽāϰ

the narrower and lower part of someone's back
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He wore a supportive brace around his small to alleviate the discomfort.
āĻ…āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻŋ āωāĻĒāĻļāĻŽ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āϕ⧋āĻŽāϰ⧇āϰ āύāĻŋāĻšā§‡āϰ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļ āĻāϰ āϚāĻžāϰāĻĒāĻžāĻļ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϏāĻšāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ• āĻŦ⧇āϏ āĻĒāϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
03

āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϛ⧋āϟ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļ, āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϛ⧋āϟ āϟ⧁āĻ•āϰāĻž

a part or portion that is small in size
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The recipe calls for a small of flour to add texture to the dough.
āϰ⧇āϏāĻŋāĻĒāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻŽāϝāĻŧāĻĻāĻžāϰ āĻ—āĻ āύ āϝ⧋āĻ— āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻ…āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻŽāϝāĻŧāĻĻāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύāĨ¤
01

āύāϰāĻŽāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇, āϏāĻžāĻŦāϧāĻžāύ⧇

in a thoughtful or considerate manner
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The artist painted the details small, focusing on intricate features.
āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒā§€ āϜāϟāĻŋāϞ āĻŦ⧈āĻļāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻŸā§āϝāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻĢā§‹āĻ•āĻžāϏ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦāϰāĻŖāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āϛ⧋āϟ āφāρāĻ•āϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
02

āϛ⧋āϟ, āϛ⧋āϟ āϟ⧁āĻ•āϰ⧋ āĻ•āϰ⧇

in a way that results in being divided into small pieces or parts
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The machine grinds the grains small to make flour.
āĻŽā§‡āĻļāĻŋāύāϟāĻŋ āφāϟāĻž āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻļāĻ¸ā§āϝāϕ⧇ āϛ⧋āϟ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻĒāĻŋāώ⧇ āĻĻā§‡ā§ŸāĨ¤

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

smallish
smallness
small
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