small
adjective
[ smɔːl ]
• of a size that is less than normal or usual.
• "the room was small and quiet"
Similar:
little,
small-scale,
compact,
bijou,
portable,
tiny,
miniature,
mini,
minute,
microscopic,
microscale,
nanoscopic,
minuscule,
toy,
baby,
poky,
cramped,
boxy,
wee,
teeny,
weeny,
teeny-weeny,
teensy,
teensy-weensy,
itsy-bitsy,
itty-bitty,
eensy,
eensy-weensy,
pocket-sized,
half-pint,
dinky,
ickle,
with no room to swing a cat,
titchy,
tiddly,
little-bitty,
vest-pocket,
short,
slight,
slightly built,
small-boned,
petite,
diminutive,
elfin,
puny,
undersized,
stunted,
squat,
stubby,
dwarf,
bantam,
a slip of a …,
pint-sized,
homuncular,
Lilliputian,
inadequate,
meagre,
insufficient,
ungenerous,
not enough,
measly,
stingy,
mingy,
pathetic,
• insignificant; unimportant.
• "these are small points"
Similar:
slight,
minor,
unimportant,
trifling,
trivial,
insignificant,
inconsequential,
inappreciable,
inconsiderable,
negligible,
nugatory,
paltry,
infinitesimal,
minuscule,
piffling,
piddling,
small
noun
• small items of clothing, especially underwear.
• a gratuity or small gift of money.
small
adverb
• into small pieces.
• "cut the okra up small"
Origin:
Old English smæl, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch smal and German schmal .
