Smallness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the property of having a relatively small size

the property of being a relatively small amount

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/smˈɔːlnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/smˈɔːlnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/smˈɔːlnəs/

2 syllables Say it as /smˈɔːlnəs/.

Examples

he was attracted by the smallness of the taxes
the smallness of her voice

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

littleness pettiness

Antonyms

bigness largeness

Parts of Speech

noun	the property of having a relatively small size
noun	the property of being a relatively small amount “he was attracted by the smallness of the taxes”
noun	the property of having relatively little strength or vigor “the smallness of her voice”
noun	lack of generosity in trifling matters

Word Forms

small	adjective	limited in size or scope
little	adjective	limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
petty	adjective	(informal) small and of little importance

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Kleinheit

die Eigenschaft, relativ klein zu sein

🇫🇷French

petitesse

la propriété d'avoir une taille relativement petite

🇪🇸Spanish

pequeñez

la propiedad de tener un tamaño relativamente pequeño

🇮🇹Italian

piccolezza

la proprietà di avere dimensioni relativamente piccole

🇳🇱Dutch

kleinheid

de eigenschap dat het een relatief kleine omvang heeft

🇵🇹Portuguese

pequenez

a propriedade de ter um tamanho relativamente pequeno

🇷🇺Russian

малость

свойство иметь относительно небольшой размер

India

🇮🇳Hindi

लघुता

अपेक्षाकृत छोटे आकार का होने का गुण

🇧🇩Bengali

ক্ষুদ্রতা

একটি অপেক্ষাকৃত ছোট আকার থাকার সম্পত্তি

🇮🇳Tamil

சிறுமை

ஒப்பீட்டளவில் சிறிய அளவு கொண்ட சொத்து

🇮🇳Telugu

చిన్నతనం

సాపేక్షంగా చిన్న పరిమాణాన్ని కలిగి ఉన్న ఆస్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

लहानपणा

तुलनेने लहान आकाराची मालमत्ता

🇮🇳Gujarati

નાનુંપણું

પ્રમાણમાં નાના કદની મિલકત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಣ್ಣತನ

ತುಲನಾತ್ಮಕವಾಗಿ ಸಣ್ಣ ಗಾತ್ರವನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವ ಆಸ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചെറുത്വം

താരതമ്യേന ചെറിയ വലിപ്പമുള്ള സ്വത്ത്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਛੋਟੀਤਾ

ਮੁਕਾਬਲਤਨ ਛੋਟੇ ਆਕਾਰ ਦੀ ਜਾਇਦਾਦ

🇵🇰Urdu

چھوٹا پن

نسبتاً چھوٹے سائز کی جائیداد

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

渺小

具有相对较小尺寸的特性

🇯🇵Japanese

小ささ

サイズが比較的小さいという性質

🇰🇷Korean

소

상대적으로 작은 크기를 갖는 특성

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự nhỏ bé

tài sản có kích thước tương đối nhỏ

🇹🇭Thai

ความเล็ก

คุณสมบัติมีขนาดค่อนข้างเล็ก

🇮🇩Indonesian

kekecilan

properti memiliki ukuran yang relatif kecil

🇵🇭Filipino

kaliitan

ang ari-arian ng pagkakaroon ng medyo maliit na sukat

🇲🇾Malay

kekecilan

sifat mempunyai saiz yang agak kecil

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

صغر

خاصية وجود حجم صغير نسبيا

🇮🇷Persian

کوچکی

خاصیت داشتن اندازه نسبتا کوچک

🇹🇷Turkish

küçüklük

nispeten küçük bir boyuta sahip olma özelliği

🇮🇱Hebrew

זְעִירוּת

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What is the primary definition of the word 'smallness'?

The primary meaning of 'smallness' is 'the property of having a relatively small size'.

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In which domain is the word 'smallness' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'smallness' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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