English dictionary
small
adjectivePronunciation
smɔːl
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
adjective
- made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth)
adjective
- limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
adjective
- relatively moderate, limited, or small
adjective
- (of a voice) faint
adjective
- lowercase
adjective
- not large but sufficient in size or amount
adjective
- slight or limited; especially in degree or intensity or scope
adjective
- (of children and animals) young, immature
adjective
- have fine or very small constituent particles
adjective
- low or inferior in station or quality
adverb
- on a small scale
noun
- a garment size for a small person
noun
- the slender part of the back
Example sentences
her comments made me feel small
a little dining room
a little house
a small car
a little (or small) group
a small business
a newspaper with a modest circulation
small-scale plans
a pocket-size country
a little voice
a still small voice
little a
small a
e.e.cummings's poetry is written all in minuscule letters
a modest salary
modest inflation
helped in my own small way
a series of death struggles with small time in between
what a big little boy you are
small children
a small misty rain
a humble cottage
a lowly parish priest
a modest man of the people
small beginnings
think small