The meaning of Smallest

noun

A very young child.

Usage examples:

His wife's just had a baby

adjective

Comparatively small or immature of its kind.

Usage examples:

A baby version of the oxford movement

verb

Treat (someone) as a baby; pamper or be overprotective towards.

Usage examples:

Her aunt babied her and fussed over her clothes

adjective

(especially of a house or flat) small and elegant.

Usage examples:

A bijou residence

noun

A jewel or trinket.

Usage examples:

For street fashion and younger boutiques - plus antiques and bijoux objets - head for the pedestria…

adjective

(especially of a building) small but attractive

Usage examples:

The street is lined with bijou cafés and bars., the agent described the flat as a bijou residence.

adjective

Squarish in shape.

Usage examples:

A boxy jacket

adjective

Shaped like a box

Usage examples:

The trouble with many small houses is that they tend to be boxy.

adjective

Closely and neatly packed together; dense.

Usage examples:

A compact cluster of houses

verb

Exert force on (something) so that it becomes more dense; compress.

Usage examples:

The rubbish was taken to the depot to be compacted

noun

A small flat case containing face powder, a mirror, and a powder puff.

Usage examples:

Looking once more in her compact's mirror, she got out of the limo and ran up to hug him.

adjective

Suffering from cramp.

Usage examples:

Rest your cramped arms for a moment

verb

Inhibit the development of.

Usage examples:

Tighter rules will cramp economic growth

adjective

Too small or insignificant to be valued or perceived.

Usage examples:

They are few in number and those numbers are inappreciable

adjective

If an amount or change is inappreciable, it is too small to be noticed or to have an important effect

Usage examples:

Under the circumstances, the progress gained seemed inappreciable., although a number of people may…

adjective

Not important or significant.

Usage examples:

They talked about inconsequential things

adjective

Not important; able to be ignored

Usage examples:

Changes in the stock market were pretty inconsequential during the past week.

adjective

Of small size, amount, or extent.

Usage examples:

A not inconsiderable amount of money

adjective

Very small and therefore not important or not worth considering

Usage examples:

Not inconsiderable sum he inherited a not inconsiderable (= a large) sum., not inconsiderable amoun…

adjective

Extremely small.

Usage examples:

An infinitesimal pause

noun

An indefinitely small quantity; a value approaching zero.

Usage examples:

These two concepts, infinitesimals and infinite quantities, however, were stirring great philosophi…

adjective

Extremely small

Usage examples:

Even in infinitesimal amounts, this poison can kill you.

adjective

Too small or unimportant to be worth consideration.

Usage examples:

The sum required was insignificant compared with military spending

adjective

Not important or thought to be valuable

Usage examples:

Her problems seemed pretty insignificant compared to her brother’s., my colleagues despised this ma…

pronoun

Used to refer to a thing previously mentioned or easily identified.

Usage examples:

A room with two beds in it

noun

Italian vermouth.

Usage examples:

He poured a gin and it

noun

Short for information technology.

Usage examples:

The development and use of it are certain to bring about changes in education

adjective

Small in size, amount, or degree (often used to convey an appealing diminutiveness or express an affectionate or condescending attitude).

Usage examples:

The plants will grow into little bushes

adverb

To a small extent.

Usage examples:

He reminded me a little of my parents

determiner & pronoun

A small amount of.

Usage examples:

We got a little help from a training scheme

noun

A relatively small or detailed scale.

Usage examples:

Economics on the microscale is actually just common sense

adjective

On or characterized by a relatively small or detailed scale.

Usage examples:

Meteorologists say such inaccuracy is unavoidable as microscale weather prediction still remains a …

adjective

So small as to be visible only with a microscope.

Usage examples:

Microscopic algae

adjective

Extremely small, esp. so small that it can only be seen with a microscope

adjective

Denoting a miniature version of something.

Usage examples:

A mini camera

noun

A very short skirt or dress.

Usage examples:

A leather mini

combining form

Very small or minor of its kind; miniature.

Usage examples:

Minicab

adjective

Very small of its kind.

Usage examples:

Children dressed as miniature adults

noun

A thing that is much smaller than normal, especially a small replica or model.

Usage examples:

Seven full-size car bodies and three miniatures were used

verb

Represent on a smaller scale.

Usage examples:

She saw her own reflection miniatured

adjective

Lesser in importance, seriousness, or significance.

Usage examples:

She requested a number of minor alterations

noun

A person under the age of full legal responsibility.

Usage examples:

The court would take account of the minor's wishes

verb

Short for minor suit.

Usage examples:

A bid of two no trumps shows strength in the minors

adjective

Extremely small; tiny.

Usage examples:

A minuscule fragment of dna

noun

Minuscule script.

Usage examples:

The humanistic hands of the 15th century were based on the carolingian minuscule

adjective

Extremely small

Usage examples:

Salaries are a minuscule part of the budget.

noun

A period of time equal to sixty seconds or a sixtieth of an hour.

Usage examples:

We waited for twenty minutes

adjective

Extremely small.

Usage examples:

Minute particles

verb

Record (the proceedings of a meeting).

Usage examples:

The secretary shall minute the proceedings of each meeting

adjective

So small or unimportant as to be not worth considering; insignificant.

Usage examples:

He said that the risks were negligible

adjective

Too slight or small in amount to be important

Usage examples:

The effect on sales was negligible.

adjective

Too small in amount or degree to be of importance

Usage examples:

The interest received from these accounts is negligible., negligible effect/impact the rise in the …

adjective

Of no value or importance.

Usage examples:

A nugatory and pointless observation

adjective

Worth nothing or of little value

Usage examples:

A nugatory amount

adjective

(of an amount) very small or meagre.

Usage examples:

She would earn a paltry £33 more a month

adjective

Less than expected or needed; too small or slight

Usage examples:

I don’t think my paltry student grants are enough for us to live on.

adjective

Used to describe an amount of money that is very small

Usage examples:

The savers were getting a paltry 0.1% interest regardless of the balance in their accounts., a palt…

adjective

Pathetically trivial; trifling.

Usage examples:

Piddling little questions

verb

Urinate.

adjective

Very small or unimportant

Usage examples:

A piddling amount/figure

adjective

Trivial; unimportant.

Usage examples:

It was recorded in a basement for a piffling two grand

adjective

Extremely small or not important

Usage examples:

Piffling details, a piffling amount

adjective

(of a room or building) uncomfortably small and cramped.

Usage examples:

Five of us shared the poky little room

adjective

Able to be easily carried or moved, especially because being of a lighter and smaller version than usual.

Usage examples:

A portable television

noun

A small version of something, such as a television, that can be easily carried.

Usage examples:

The notes had been typed on an old portable with a faded ribbon

adjective

Small and light enough to be carried or moved easily, and not attached by electric wires

Usage examples:

A portable phone/radio

adjective

Small in degree; inconsiderable.

Usage examples:

A slight increase

verb

Insult (someone) by treating or speaking of them without proper respect or attention.

Usage examples:

He was desperate not to slight a guest

noun

An insult caused by a failure to show someone proper respect or attention.

Usage examples:

An unintended slight can create grudges

adjective

Small, esp. when compared to other things like it

Usage examples:

The house is like a small-scale castle.

adjective

Not involving a lot of people, things, or activity, or happening over a small area

Usage examples:

Existing small-scale industry is more flexible but often trapped in low profit/low innovation compe…

adjective

Tiny.

Usage examples:

A teensy bit of custard powder

idiom

(used informally) very small

adjective

Tiny.

Usage examples:

Do we detect a teensy-weensy bit of animosity?

adjective

Very small

Usage examples:

Hong kong's budget guesthouses consist of teensy rooms in converted apartments., to be honest, the …

adjective

Tiny.

Usage examples:

A teeny bit of criticism

adjective

Small or little

Usage examples:

A teeny baby, i can’t help thinking you’re a teeny bit jealous.

adjective

Small or little

Usage examples:

A teeny baby, i can’t help thinking you’re a teeny bit jealous.

adjective

Very small.

Usage examples:

A tiny hummingbird

noun

A very young child.

Usage examples:

Books that will make tinies and parents laugh out loud

noun

An object for a child to play with, typically a model or miniature replica of something.

Usage examples:

A toy car

verb

Move or handle (an object) absent-mindedly or nervously.

Usage examples:

Alan toyed with his glasses

noun

An object that children play with

Usage examples:

A stuffed toy, a toy train/soldier, a toy poodle

adjective

Unimportant or trivial.

Usage examples:

A trifling sum

verb

Treat without seriousness or respect.

Usage examples:

He is not a man to be trifled with

adjective

A trifling matter or amount of money is small or not important

Usage examples:

It was such a trifling sum of money to argue about!

adjective

Of little value or importance.

Usage examples:

Huge fines were imposed for trivial offences

adjective

Lacking in importance or significance.

Usage examples:

Trivial and unimportant details

adjective

Not important

Usage examples:

The money we lost is relatively unimportant, but the emotional stress of being robbed is hard to ge…

adjective

Little.

Usage examples:

When i was just a wee bairn

noun

Urine.

Usage examples:

There was wee all over the floor

verb

Urinate.

Usage examples:

Mummy comes in and takes her top and knickers off when she is drunk and wees on the carpet.

adjective

Tiny.

Usage examples:

The controls are a weeny bit fiddly