Small meaning

What does “small” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“small” is a noun, adjective and adverb with 13 meanings. Its most common meaning is: the slender part of the back.

small

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
“a little dining room”
“a little house”
Synonymslittle
Oppositeslarge
relatively moderate, limited, or small
“a small business”
“a newspaper with a modest circulation”
Synonymsminor modest small-scale pocket-size pocket-sized
(of children and animals) young, immature
“what a big little boy you are”
“small children”
Synonymslittle
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
“a humble cottage”
“a lowly parish priest”
Synonymshumble low lowly modest
lowercase
“little a”
“small a”
Synonymslittle minuscule
(of a voice) faint
“a little voice”
“a still small voice”
Synonymslittle
have fine or very small constituent particles
“a small misty rain”
not large but sufficient in size or amount
“a modest salary”
“modest inflation”
Synonymsmodest
made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth)
“her comments made me feel small”
Synonymsbelittled diminished

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University