smallness

smallness
a) The state or quality of being small.

His smallness didnt bother him, except when he needed something off the top shelf.

b) The result or product of being small.

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  • Smallness — Small ness, n. The quality or state of being small. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • smallness — index inconsequence, insignificance Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • Smallness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Smallness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 smallness smallness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 littleness littleness &c.(small size) 193 Sgm: N 1 tenuity tenuity Sgm: N 1 paucity paucity Sgm: N 1 fewness f …   English dictionary for students

  • smallness — noun 1. the property of having a relatively small size (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑littleness • Ant: ↑bigness (for: ↑littleness), ↑largeness • Derivati …   Useful english dictionary

  • smallness — small ► ADJECTIVE 1) of less than normal or usual size. 2) not great in amount, number, strength, or power. 3) not fully grown or developed; young. 4) insignificant; unimportant. 5) (of a business or its owner) operating on a modest scale. ► NOUN …   English terms dictionary

  • smallness of number — index dearth Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • smallness — noun see small I …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • smallness — See smallish. * * * …   Universalium

  • smallness — Synonyms and related words: Lenten fare, abjectness, abominableness, atrociousness, austerity, authoritarianism, baseness, beggarliness, bigotry, blind side, blind spot, blinders, chinchiness, chintziness, closed mind, contemptibility,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • smallness — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. littleness, smallishness, narrowness, minuteness, diminutiveness, infinitesimalness, small size, minute size, diminutive size, shortness, brevity, atomity, slightness, scantiness, exiguity, tininess, petiteness, dapperness …   English dictionary for students

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