Definition of Small

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Definition of Small

Small

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.

Being of slight consequence; feeble in influence or importance; unimportant; trivial; insignificant; as, a small fault; a small business.

Envincing little worth or ability; not large-minded; -- sometimes, in reproach, paltry; mean.

Not prolonged in duration; not extended in time; short; as, after a small space.

Weak; slender; fine; gentle; soft; not loud.

In or to small extent, quantity, or degree; little; slightly.

Not loudly; faintly; timidly.

The small or slender part of a thing; as, the small of the leg or of the back.

Smallclothes.

Same as Little go. See under Little, a.

To make little or less.

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Small Quotations

We can do no great things, only small things with great love.
Mother Teresa

In this life we cannot do great things. We can only do small things with great love.
Mother Teresa

There are no great things, only small things with great love. Happy are those.
Mother Teresa

Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies.
Mother Teresa

I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than those attending too small a degree of it.
Thomas Jefferson

Small is the number of people who see with their eyes and think with their minds.
Albert Einstein

Anyone who doesn't take truth seriously in small matters cannot be trusted in large ones either.
Albert Einstein

In matters of truth and justice, there is no difference between large and small problems, for issues concerning the treatment of people are all the same.
Albert Einstein

Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with important matters.
Albert Einstein

Entrepreneurs and their small enterprises are responsible for almost all the economic growth in the United States.
Ronald Reagan

Small Translations

small in Afrikaans is klein
small in Danish is lille
small in Dutch is min, klein, luttel, gering, karig
small in French is petit
small in German is gering, klein
small in Italian is piccolo, minuscolo
small in Latin is vegrandis, parvus minor minimus, substrictus
small in Norwegian is liten
small in Portuguese is pequeno

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