Meaning

10 senses
  1. Not large or big; insignificant; few in number.

    A small serving of ice cream.

    A small group.

  2. Not large or big; insignificant; few in number.

    Humiliated or insignificant.

    The bullies had succeeded in making him feel small.

  3. Having a small penis, muscles, or other important body parts, regardless of overall body size.

    (of genitals)

    Though over six feet tall, the man was very small and ashamed to undress.

  4. (figuratively, not comparable)Young, as a child.

    Remember when the children were small?

    klein, jung

    ма́ленькийmálenʹkij, молодо́йmolodój

    мале́нькийmalénʹkyj, молоди́йmolodýj

    (of children and animals) young, immature

  5. (not comparable)Minuscule or lowercase, referring to written or printed letters.

    lowercase

  6. Evincing little worth or ability; not large-minded; paltry; mean.

  7. Not prolonged in duration; not extended in time; short.

    a small space of time

  8. Synonym of little (“of an industry or institution(s) therein: operating on a small scale, unlike larger counterparts”).

    small science

  9. (especially)That is small (the manufactured size).

    I'll have a small coffee, thanks.

    relatively moderate, limited, or small

  10. (archaic)Slender, gracefully slim.

Examples

4180 sentences
  1. That small one is also mine.

    Той менший також мій.

    ruЭтот маленький тоже мой.

    deDer kleine da ist auch von mir.

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  2. Can you see that small house?

    Бачиш той маленький будиночок?

    ruТы видишь тот маленький дом?

    deSiehst du das kleine Haus dort?

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  3. I live in a small town.

    Я живу в маленькому містечку.

    ruЯ живу в маленьком городке.

    deIch wohne in einer kleinen Stadt.

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  4. My brother is small but strong.

    Мій брат малий, але сильний.

    ruМой брат маленький, но сильный.

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  5. Tom brought Mary a small gift.

    Том приніс Мері маленький подарунок.

    ruТом принёс Мэри маленький подарок.

    deTom brachte Mary ein kleines Geschenk.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
not large:
young:
Русский
By meaning 2
not large:
young:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
not large:
young:

Origin

From Middle English smal, smale, small, smalle, smel, smæl, from Old English smæl (“narrow

From Middle English smal, smale, small, smalle, smel, smæl, from Old English smæl (“narrow, slim; slender; fine; small; quiet”), from Proto-West Germanic *smal, from Proto-Germanic *smalaz (“small”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mal- (“small; little”).

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Forms

smaller, smallest
Comparativesmaller Lesson
Superlativesmallest Lesson

regular

Synonyms

33 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

90 antonyms

Word family

149 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • in a small
  • a small town
  • small town
  • is too small
  • too small for
  • a small house
  • has a small
  • small town where
  • small house
  • is smaller than
  • is very small
  • a small apartment

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
small — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto