English dictionary
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English noun: smallness | |||
| 1. | smallness (attribute) the property of having a relatively small size | ||
| Synonyms | littleness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | size | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | delicacy, diminutiveness, dwarfishness, grain, minuteness, petiteness, puniness, runtiness, slightness, stuntedness, tininess, weeness | ||
| Antonyms | bigness, largeness | ||
| 2. | smallness (attribute) the property of being a relatively small amount | ||
| Samples | He was attracted by the smallness of the taxes. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | amount | ||
| 3. | smallness (attribute) the property of having relatively little strength or vigor | ||
| Samples | The smallness of her voice. | ||
| Synonyms | littleness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | weakness | ||
| 4. | smallness (attribute) lack of generosity in trifling matters | ||
| Synonyms | littleness, pettiness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | closeness, meanness, minginess, niggardliness, niggardness, parsimoniousness, parsimony, tightfistedness, tightness | ||
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