Search results for 'small':

small adj (smaller, smallest) 1 little in size or quantity. 2 little in extent, importance or worth; not great. 3 slender • of small build. 4 humble • small beginnings. 5 said of thought or action: petty; ungenerous or ignoble. 6 young • a small child. 7 minor; insignificant • a small problem. 8 said of a printed or written letter: lower-case; not capital. 9 humiliated • feel small. 10 said eg of a business: not operating on a large scale. 11 fine in grain, texture, gauge, etc • small gravel. noun 1 the narrow part, especially of the back. 2 (smalls) colloq underclothes. adverb 1 in a low or gentle tone. 2 on a small scale. 3 into small pieces. smallish adj. smallness noun. feel small to feel silly, insignificant, ashamed, humiliated, etc. in a small way unostentatiously. look small to appear silly or insignificant.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon smæl.