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- [smawl]
- /smɔl/
- /smɔːl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [smawl]
- /smɔl/
Definitions of smallest word
- adjective smallest of limited size; of comparatively restricted dimensions; not big; little: a small box. 1
- adjective smallest slender, thin, or narrow: a small waist. 1
- adjective smallest not large as compared with others of the same kind: a small elephant. 1
- adjective smallest (of letters) lowercase (def 1). 1
- adjective smallest not great in amount, degree, extent, duration, value, etc.: a small salary. 1
- adjective smallest not great numerically: a small army. 1
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Origin of smallest
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English smale (adj., noun, and adv.), Old English smæl; cognate with Dutch smal, German schmal
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Parts of speech for Smallest
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
smallest popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
smallest usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for smallest
adj smallest
- first — being before all others with respect to time, order, rank, importance, etc., used as the ordinal number of one: the first edition; the first vice president.
- headmost — most advanced; foremost.
- lead off — most important; principal; leading; first: lead editorial; lead elephant; lead designer.
- littlest — small in size; not big; not large; tiny: a little desk in the corner of the room.
- lowest — situated, placed, or occurring not far above the ground, floor, or base: a low shelf.
adjective smallest
- least — small in size; not big; not large; tiny: a little desk in the corner of the room.
- microcosmic — a little world; a world in miniature (opposed to macrocosm).
- minutest — the sixtieth part (1/60) of an hour; sixty seconds.
noun smallest
- weakest — not strong; liable to yield, break, or collapse under pressure or strain; fragile; frail: a weak fortress; a weak spot in armor.
Antonyms for smallest
adj smallest
Top questions with smallest
- what is the smallest country in the world?
- what is the smallest planet?
- what is the smallest state?
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