Smallness

noun

noun ·2 syllables ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The state or quality of being small. uncountable

    "His smallness didn't bother him, except when he needed something off the top shelf."

  2. 2
    lack of generosity in trifling matters wordnet
  3. 3
    The result or product of being small. countable
  4. 4
    the property of having relatively little strength or vigor wordnet
  5. 5
    the property of having a relatively small size wordnet
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  1. 6
    the property of being a relatively small amount wordnet
  2. 7
    The quality of being minor in influence, power, or rank. wordnet

Synonyms

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littlenesspettinessabjectnessabominablenessatrociousnessausterity

Example

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"This evening I have seen Jupiter accompanied by three fixed stars, totally invisible by their smallness. . . . The planets are seen very rotund, like little full moons."

Etymology

From Middle English smalnesse; equivalent to small + -ness.

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