Definition of smallest Smallest

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What does smallest mean?

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smallest, adjective, superlative of small.

WordNet

Noun Plural: smalls
small - the slender part of the back
		body part any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity
small - a garment size for a small person
Adjective small, smaller, smallest
small - limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a little dining room"; "a little house"; "a small car"; "a little (or small) group"
		little
		large, big having broad power and range and scope; "taking the large view"; "a large effect"; "a large sympathy"
		size the property resulting from being one of a series of graduated measurements (as of clothing); "he wears a size 13 shoe"
		atomic immeasurably small
		subatomic of smaller than atomic dimensions
		bantam, diminutive, flyspeck, midget, petite, tiny, lilliputian very small; "diminutive in stature"; "a lilliputian chest of drawers"; "her petite figure"; "tiny feet"; "the flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy"
		bittie, weensy, teeny-weeny, teeny, teentsy, teensy-weensy, teensy, itty-bitty, itsy-bitsy, bitty, weeny, wee (used informally) very small; "a wee tot"
		dinky (British informal) pretty and neat; "what a dinky little hat"
		dwarfish atypically small; "dwarf tree"; "dwarf star"
		elflike, elfin small and delicate; "she was an elfin creature--graceful and delicate"; "obsessed by things elfin and small"
		gnomish used of small deformed creatures
		half-size half the usual or regular size
		infinitesimal, minute infinitely or immeasurably small; "two minute whiplike threads of protoplasm"; "reduced to a microscopic scale"
		lesser smaller in size or amount or value; "the lesser powers of Europe"; "the lesser anteater"
		microscopical, microscopic so small as to be invisible without a microscope; "differences were microscopic"
		micro extremely small in scale or scope or capability
		miniature being on a very small scale; "a miniature camera"
		miniscule, minuscule very small; "a minuscule kitchen"; "a minuscule amount of rain fell"
		olive-sized about the size of an olive
		pocketable, pocket-size, pocket-sized small enough to be carried in a garment pocket; "pocket-size paperbacks"
		shrimpy, puny, runty (used especially of persons) of inferior size
		slim, slender being of delicate or slender build; "she was slender as a willow shoot is slender"- Frank Norris; "a slim girl with straight blonde hair"; "watched her slight figure cross the street"
		littler, smaller small or little relative to something else
		smallish rather small
		small-scale created or drawn on a small scale; "small-scale maps"; "a small-scale model"
small - slight or limited; especially in degree or intensity or scope; "a series of death struggles with small time in between"
		slight, little small in a way that arouses feelings (of tenderness or its opposite depending on the context); "a nice little job"; "bless your little heart"; "my dear little mother"; "a sweet little deal"; "I'm tired of your petty little schemes"; "filthy little tricks"; "what a nasty little situation"
small - have fine or very small constituent particles; "a small misty rain"
small - not large but sufficient in size or amount; "a modest salary"; "modest inflation"; "helped in my own small way"
		modest
		moderate not extreme; "a moderate penalty"; "temperate in his response to criticism"
small - (of a voice) faint; "a little voice"; "a still small voice"
		little
		soft not brilliant or glaring; "the moon cast soft shadows"; "soft pastel colors"; "subdued lighting"
small - low or inferior in station or quality; "a humble cottage"; "a lowly parish priest"; "a modest man of the people"; "small beginnings"
		humble, low, lowly, modest
		inferior of or characteristic of low rank or importance
small - limited in size or scope; "a small business"; "a newspaper with a modest circulation"; "small-scale plans"; "a pocket-size country"
		minor, modest, small-scale, pocket-size, pocket-sized
		limited including only a part
small - (of children and animals) young, immature; "what a big little boy you are"; "small children"
		little
small - lowercase; "little a"; "small a"; "e.e.cummings's poetry is written all in minuscule letters"
		little, minuscule
small - made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth); "her comments made me feel small"
		belittled, diminished
Adverb
small - on a small scale; "think small"

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Wiktionary

small (Noun)
Any part of something that is smaller or slimmer than the rest, now usually with anatomical reference to the back.
small (Noun)
Underclothes.
small (Verb)
To make little or less.
small (Verb)
To become small; to dwindle.
small (Adverb)
In a small fashion.
small (Adverb)
In or into small pieces.
small (Adverb)
To a small extent.
small (Adjective)
Not large or big; insignificant; few in numbers or size.
small (Adjective)
Young, as a child.
small (Adjective)
Minuscule or lowercase, referring to written letters.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

small (superl.)
Having little size, compared with other things of the same kind; little in quantity or degree; diminutive; not large or extended in dimension; not great; not much; inconsiderable; as, a small man; a small river.
small (superl.)
Being of slight consequence; feeble in influence or importance; unimportant; trivial; insignificant; as, a small fault; a small business.
small (superl.)
Envincing little worth or ability; not large-minded; -- sometimes, in reproach, paltry; mean.
small (superl.)
Not prolonged in duration; not extended in time; short; as, after a small space.
small (superl.)
Weak; slender; fine; gentle; soft; not loud.
small (adv.)
In or to small extent, quantity, or degree; little; slightly.
small (adv.)
Not loudly; faintly; timidly.
small (n.)
The small or slender part of a thing; as, the small of the leg or of the back.
small (n.)
Smallclothes.
small (n.)
Same as Little go. See under Little, a.
small (v. t.)
To make little or less.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

small
Not large or big; small in size.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

small
smawl, adj. little in quantity or degree: minute: not great: unimportant: ungenerous, petty: of little worth or ability: short: having little strength: gentle: little in quality or quantity.—adv. in a low tone; gently.—ns. Small′-ale, ale with little malt and unhopped; Small′-and-earl′y (coll.) an informal evening-party.—n.pl. Small′-arms, muskets, rifles, pistols, &c., including all weapons that can be actually carried by a man.—n. Small′-beer, a kind of weak beer.—adj. inferior generally.—n.pl. Small′-clothes, knee-breeches, esp. those of the close-fitting 18th-century form.—ns. Small′-coal, coal not in lumps but small pieces; Small′-craft, small vessels generally.—n.pl. Small′-debts, a phrase current in Scotland to denote debts under £12, recoverable in the Sheriff Court.—n. Small′-hand, writing such as is ordinarily used in correspondence.—n.pl. Small′-hours, the hours immediately following midnight.—adj. Small′ish, somewhat small.—ns. Small′ness; Small′-pī′ca (see Pica); Small′pox, or Variola, a contagious, febrile disease, of the class known as Exanthemata, characterised by small pocks or eruptions on the skin; Smalls, the 'little-go' or previous examination: small-clothes; Small′-talk, light or trifling conversation.—n.pl. Small′-wares (see Ware).—In a small way, with little capital or stock: unostentatiously. [A.S. smæl; Ger. schmal.]