smallness
Variant of small
adjective
- little in size, esp. when compared with others of the same kind; not large or big; limited in size
- little in quantity, extent, numbers, value, duration, etc.: a small income
- of slight intensity; of limited degree or scope
- consisting of relatively few units; numerically low
- of little importance or significance; trivial
- young: a book for small children
- having relatively little investment, capital, etc.: a small business
- small-minded; mean; petty
- of low or inferior rank; ordinary; not notable
- modest or humble
- gentle and low; soft: said of sound or the voice
- diluted; light; weak: small ale
- lowercase
adverb
- in small pieces
- in a low, faint tone; softly
- in a small manner
noun
- the small or narrow part: the small of the back
- small things or articles collectively
- Brit., Informal
- Archaic smallclothes
- underclothes
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