Meaning & Definition of Small in English

1. The slender part of the back

2. A garment size for a small person

1. Limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

• "A little dining room"

• "A little house"

• "A small car"

• "A little (or small) group"

2. Limited in size or scope

• "A small business"

• "A newspaper with a modest circulation"

• "Small-scale plans"

• "A pocket-size country"

3. (of children and animals) young, immature

• "What a big little boy you are"

• "Small children"

4. Slight or limited

• Especially in degree or intensity or scope

• "A series of death struggles with small time in between"

5. Low or inferior in station or quality

• "A humble cottage"

• "A lowly parish priest"

• "A modest man of the people"

• "Small beginnings"

6. Lowercase

• "Little a"

• "Small a"

• "E.e.cummings's poetry is written all in minuscule letters"

7. (of a voice) faint

• "A little voice"

• "A still small voice"

8. Have fine or very small constituent particles

• "A small misty rain"

9. Not large but sufficient in size or amount

• "A modest salary"

• "Modest inflation"

• "Helped in my own small way"

10. Made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth)

• "Her comments made me feel small"

1. On a small scale

• "Think small"