Smaller

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Small \Small\ (sm[add]l), a. [Compar. {Smaller}
     (sm[add]l"[~e]r); superl. {Smallest}.] [OE. small, AS. smael;
     akin to D. smal narrow, OS. & OHG. smal small, G. schmal
     narrow, Dan. & Sw. smal, Goth. smals small, Icel. smali small
     cattle, sheep, or goats; cf. Gr. mh^lon a sheep or goat.]
     1. 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.
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              To compare
              Great things with small.              --Milton.
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     2. Being of slight consequence; feeble in influence or
        importance; unimportant; trivial; insignificant; as, a
        small fault; a small business.
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     3. Envincing little worth or ability; not large-minded; --
        sometimes, in reproach, paltry; mean.
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              A true delineation of the smallest man is capable of
              interesting the greatest man.         --Carlyle.
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     4. Not prolonged in duration; not extended in time; short;
        as, after a small space. --Shak.
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     5. Weak; slender; fine; gentle; soft; not loud. "A still,
        small voice." --1 Kings xix. 12.
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     {Great and small},of all ranks or degrees; -- used especially
        of persons. "His quests, great and small." --Chaucer.
  
     {Small arms}, muskets, rifles, pistols, etc., in distinction
        from cannon.
  
     {Small beer}. See under {Beer}.
  
     {Small coal}.
        (a) Little coals of wood formerly used to light fires.
            --Gay.
        (b) Coal about the size of a hazelnut, separated from the
            coarser parts by screening.
  
     {Small craft} (Naut.), a vessel, or vessels in general, of a
        small size.
  
     {Small fruits}. See under {Fruit}.
  
     {Small hand}, a certain size of paper. See under {Paper}.
  
     {Small hours}. See under {Hour}.
  
     {Small letter}. (Print.), a lower-case letter. See
        {Lower-case}, and {Capital letter}, under {Capital}, a.
  
     {Small piece}, a Scotch coin worth about 21/4d. sterling, or
        about 41/2cents.
  
     {Small register}. See the Note under 1st {Register}, 7.
  
     {Small stuff} (Naut.), spun yarn, marline, and the smallest
        kinds of rope. --R. H. Dana, Jr.
  
     {Small talk}, light or trifling conversation; chitchat.
  
     {Small wares} (Com.), various small textile articles, as
        tapes, braid, tringe, and the like. --M`Culloch.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  smaller
       adj : small or little relative to something else [syn: {littler}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  32 Moby Thesaurus words for "smaller":
     abated, ablated, attenuated, bated, belittled, consumed,
     contracted, curtailed, decreased, deflated, diminished, dissipated,
     dropped, eroded, fallen, fewer, less, lesser, lower, lowered,
     miniaturized, not so much, reduced, retrenched, scaled-down, shorn,
     shorter, shrunk, shrunken, watered-down, weakened, worn