Word Meanings - SMALL - Book Publishers vocabulary database

sm$l; akin to D. smal narrow, OS. & OHG. smal small, G. schmal narrow, Dan. & Sw. smal, Goth. smals small, Icel. smali smal cattle, sheep, or goats; cf. Gr. 1. Having little size, compared with other things of the same kind; little in quantity

Additional info about word: SMALL

sm$l; akin to D. smal narrow, OS. & OHG. smal small, G. schmal narrow, Dan. & Sw. smal, Goth. smals small, Icel. smali smal cattle, sheep, or goats; cf. Gr. 1. Having little size, compared with other things of the same kind; little in quantity or degree; diminutive; not large or extended in dimension; not great; not much; inconsiderable; as, a small man; a small river. To compare Great things with small. Milton. 2. Being of slight consequence; feeble in influence or importance; unimportant; trivial; insignificant; as, a small fault; a small business. 3. Envincing little worth or ability; not large-minded; -- sometimes, in reproach, paltry; mean. A true delineation of the smallest man is capable of interesting the reatest man. Carlyle. 4. Not prolonged in duration; not extended in time; short; as, after a small space. Shak. 5. Weak; slender; fine; gentle; soft; not loud. "A still, small voice." 1 Kings xix. 12. Great and small,of all ranks or degrees; -- used especially of persons. "His quests, great and small." Chaucer. -- Small arms, muskets, rifles, pistols, etc., in distinction from cannon. -- Small beer. See under Beer. -- Small coal. Little coals of wood formerly used to light fires. Gay. Coal about the size of a hazelnut, separated from the coarser parts by screening. -- Small craft , a vessel, or vessels in general, of a small size. -- Small fruits. See under Fruit. -- Small hand, a certain size of paper. See under Paper. -- Small hours. See under Hour. -- Small letter. , a lower-case letter. See Lower-case, and Capital letter, under Capital, a. -- Small piece, a Scotch coin worth about 2 -- Small register. See the Note under 1st Register, 7. -- Small stuff , spun yarn, marline, and the smallest kinds of rope. R. H. Dana, Jr. -- Small talk, light or trifling conversation; chitchat. -- Small wares , various small textile articles, as tapes, braid, tringe, and the like. M`Culloch.

Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of SMALL)

• Little
• Small
• tiny
• pigmy
• diminutive
• short
• brief
• scanty
• unimportant
• insignificant
• slight
• weak
• inconsiderable
• trivial
• illiberal
• mean
• petty
• paltry
• dirty
• shabby
• dwarf
• Petty
• ignoble
• trifling
• narrow
• contemptible
• Puny
• undeveloped
• undersized
• feeble
• dwarfish
• small
• inferior
• Slender
• Thin
• slim
• spare
• inadequate
• fragile
• flimsy
• meagre
• superficial
• Tiny
• wee
• little
• Lilliputian
• microscopic

Possible antonyms: (opposite words of SMALL)

• Regard
• respect
• notice
• observe
• Spend
• squander
• waste
• lavish
• scatter
• expend
• pour
• indulge
• vent

Related words: (words related to SMALL)

• SLIGHTNESS
  The quality or state of being slight; slenderness; feebleness; superficiality; also, formerly, negligence; indifference; disregard.
• WASTEL
  A kind of white and fine bread or cake; -- called also wastel bread, and wastel cake. Roasted flesh or milk and wasted bread. Chaucer. The simnel bread and wastel cakes, which were only used at the tables of the highest nobility. Sir W. Scott.
• LAVISHNESS
  The quality or state of being lavish.
• ILLIBERALISM
  Illiberality.
• TRIFLE
  trifle, probably the same word as F. truffe truffle, the word being 1. A thing of very little value or importance; a paltry, or trivial, affair. With such poor trifles playing. Drayton. Trifles light as air Are to the jealous confirmation strong
• WASTETHRIFT
  A spendthrift.
• SPENDTHRIFT
  One who spends money profusely or improvidently; a prodigal; one who lavishes or wastes his estate. Also used figuratively. A woman who was a generous spendthrift of life. Mrs. R. H. Davis.
• SHORT-WITED
  Having little wit; not wise; having scanty intellect or judgment.
• LAVISHER
  One who lavishes.
• INFERIORLY
  In an inferior manner, or on the inferior part.
• SPENDER
  One who spends; esp., one who spends lavishly; a prodigal; a spendthrift.
• SLIGHTEN
  To slight. B. Jonson.
• WASTEBOARD
  See 3
• ILLIBERALNESS
  The state of being illiberal; illiberality.
• SQUANDER
  scatter, to squander, Prov. E. swatter, Dan. sqvatte, Sw. sqvätta to squirt, sqvättra to squander, Icel. skvetta to squirt out, to throw 1. To scatter; to disperse. Our squandered troops he rallies. Dryden. 2. To spend lavishly or profusely;
• SMALLISH
  Somewhat small. G. W. Cable.
• SLIGHTINGLY
  In a slighting manner.
• DWARFLING
  A diminutive dwarf.
• SHORT CIRCUIT
  A circuit formed or closed by a conductor of relatively low resistance because shorter or of relatively great conductivity.
• NOTICE
  1. The act of noting, remarking, or observing; observation by the senses or intellect; cognizance; note. How ready is envy to mingle with the notices we take of other persons ! I. Watts. 2. Intelligence, by whatever means communicated; knowledge
• ALKALI WASTE
  Waste material from the manufacture of alkali; specif., soda waste.
• DISREGARDFULLY
  Negligently; heedlessly.
• BESCATTER
  1. To scatter over. 2. To cover sparsely by scattering ; to strew. "With flowers bescattered." Spenser.
• OVERWASTED
  Wasted or worn out; Drayton.
• DISRESPECTABILITY
  Want of respectability. Thackeray.
• TRANSPARENT
  transparere to be transparent; L. trans across, through + parere to 1. Having the property of transmitting rays of light, so that bodies can be distinctly seen through; pervious to light; diaphanous; pellucid; as, transparent glass; a transparent
• SEA BRIEF
  See LETTER
• MISOBSERVE
  To observe inaccurately; to mistake in observing. Locke.
• DESPEND
  To spend; to squander. See Dispend. Some noble men in Spain can despend Howell.
• DISMALLY
  In a dismal manner; gloomily; sorrowfully; uncomfortably.