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   smallness

   /ˈsmɔːlnəs/

   noun

   • 1. the quality of being of a size that is less than normal or usual: "her delicate smallness was conducive to her career as a dancer"
   • ▪ the quality of being small in amount or number: "he expressed astonishment at the smallness of the salaries"
   • 2. the quality of being insignificant or weak: "we feel our smallness and vulnerability in this vastness"

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   What is the opposite of smallness?

   • Smallness: the quality or state of being little in size. Antonyms: bigness, grandness, greatness… Synonyms: diminutiveness, fineness, littleness… Find the right word.

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   What is smallness?

   • Definition of smallness noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary the fact of not being large in size, number, degree, amount, etc. Despite its smallness, the country has become the 11th largest economy in the world. Smallness is quite a rare word; it is more usual to talk about the small size of something than its ‘smallness’.

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   What is the difference between smallness and littleness?

   • Both smallness and littleness refer to the property of having a relatively small size. However, littleness may also imply having relatively little strength or vigor, for example, 'the littleness of his efforts'.

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   What is the meaning of small?

   • 1. a. Being below average in size: a small car. b. Being below average in quantity or extent: a small donation; a small project. 2. Limited in importance or significance; trivial: a small matter. 3. Having limited position, influence, or status; minor: "A crowd of small writers had vainly attempted to rival Addison" (Thomas Macaulay). 4.

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   What does small mindedness mean?

   • mentalidade bitolada… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! SMALL-MINDEDNESS definition: 1. the quality of being small-minded (= refusing to consider new or different ideas): 2. the…. Learn more.

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   What does a small person mean?

   • Having limited position, influence, or status; minor: "A crowd of small writers had vainly attempted to rival Addison" (Thomas Macaulay). 4. Unpretentious; modest: made a small living; helped the cause in my own small way. 5. Not fully grown; very young: a small child. 6. Narrow in outlook; petty: a small mind. 7.

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   The meaning of SMALL is having comparatively little size or slight dimensions. How to use small in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Small.

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   the property of having a relatively small size. the property of lacking physical or mental strength; liability to failure under pressure or stress or strain

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