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- [smawl]
- /smɔl/
- /ˈsmɔːlnəs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [smawl]
- /smɔl/
Definitions of smallness word
- adjective smallness of limited size; of comparatively restricted dimensions; not big; little: a small box. 1
- adjective smallness slender, thin, or narrow: a small waist. 1
- adjective smallness not large as compared with others of the same kind: a small elephant. 1
- adjective smallness (of letters) lowercase (def 1). 1
- adjective smallness not great in amount, degree, extent, duration, value, etc.: a small salary. 1
- adjective smallness not great numerically: a small army. 1
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Origin of smallness
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 Smallness
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
smallness 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.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
smallness usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for smallness
noun smallness
- fewness — the state of being few or small in quantity; paucity.
- frivolousness — characterized by lack of seriousness or sense: frivolous conduct.
- immateriality — state or character of being immaterial.
- in consequence — the effect, result, or outcome of something occurring earlier: The accident was the consequence of reckless driving.
- in-difference — lack of interest or concern: We were shocked by their indifference toward poverty.
Antonyms for smallness
noun smallness
- amplitude — In physics, the amplitude of a sound wave or electrical signal is its strength.
- bigness — the fact or condition of being large in size, extent, amount, etc.
- bulkiness — of relatively large and cumbersome bulk or size.
- dimensionality — Mathematics. a property of space; extension in a given direction: A straight line has one dimension, a parallelogram has two dimensions, and a parallelepiped has three dimensions. the generalization of this property to spaces with curvilinear extension, as the surface of a sphere. the generalization of this property to vector spaces and to Hilbert space. the generalization of this property to fractals, which can have dimensions that are noninteger real numbers. extension in time: Space-time has three dimensions of space and one of time.
- dimensions — Mathematics. a property of space; extension in a given direction: A straight line has one dimension, a parallelogram has two dimensions, and a parallelepiped has three dimensions. the generalization of this property to spaces with curvilinear extension, as the surface of a sphere. the generalization of this property to vector spaces and to Hilbert space. the generalization of this property to fractals, which can have dimensions that are noninteger real numbers. extension in time: Space-time has three dimensions of space and one of time.
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