smallness
Lack of size
Smallness is the quality of being small—limited in size, extent, or degree.
It can describe physical dimensions the smallness of the apartment or abstract qualities like scope or significance the smallness of his ambitions.
Smallness sometimes carries negative connotations of pettiness or meanness of spirit: She was struck by the smallness of his response to her success.
Extremely small in size
- miniatureReduced-scale representation
- microscopicToo small for eyes
- diminutiveVery small, or nickname form
- compactTightly packed together
minuscule · petite · pint-sized · teensy · wee · teeny · itty-bitty · bite-sized
Lacking significance or weight
- negligibleToo small to consider
- minorScale with lowered third
- inconsequentialLacking significance or impact
- triflingOf no real importance
petty · paltry · meager · marginal · peripheral · nominal · token · modest
Easily broken or damaged
- daintyDelicately small and pretty
- fineAcceptable in quality
- gossamerFilmy, delicate material
- wispyThin and insubstantial
ethereal · delicate · feathery · diaphanous · sheer · translucent · silky · papery
Thinly scattered or distributed
- bareLacking any covering
- strippedHad coverings removed
- streamlinedMade smooth and efficient
- essentialFundamentally necessary
basic · reduced · skeletal · austere · lean · pared-down · economical · frugal
Lacking in pretension
- unassumingNot making claims
- meekHumbly unassertive
- unpretentiousLacking false superiority
- lowlyModest in status
demure · self-effacing · down-to-earth · reserved · subdued · inconspicuous · unobtrusive · quiet
tiny
Extremely small in size
- miniatureReduced-scale representation
- microscopicToo small for eyes
- diminutiveVery small, or nickname form
compact · minuscule · petite · pint-sized · teensy · wee · teeny · itty-bitty · bite-sized · pocket-sized
trivial
Lacking significance or weight
- negligibleToo small to consider
- minorScale with lowered third
- inconsequentialLacking significance or impact
trifling · petty · paltry · meager · marginal · peripheral · nominal · token · modest · scant
fragile
Easily broken or damaged
wispy · ethereal · delicate · feathery · diaphanous · sheer · translucent · silky · papery · cobwebby
sparse
Thinly scattered or distributed
- bareLacking any covering
- strippedHad coverings removed
- streamlinedMade smooth and efficient
essential · basic · reduced · skeletal · austere · lean · pared-down · economical · frugal · tight
modest
Lacking in pretension
- unassumingNot making claims
- meekHumbly unassertive
- unpretentiousLacking false superiority
lowly · demure · self-effacing · down-to-earth · reserved · subdued · inconspicuous · unobtrusive · quiet · simple
cozy
Warm and snug
- snugComfortably close-fitting
- nestledSettled into a sheltered position
- tucked-awayPut aside discreetly
homey · close-knit · quaint · bijou · nook · cubbyhole · hideaway · secluded · personal · private
smallnesslargeness
Considerable size or extent
bigness · vastness · enormousness · hugeness · immensity
smallnessgrandness
Impressive scale or dignity
greatness · magnitude · extensiveness · expansiveness · vastness
smallnessgreatness
Exceptional importance or eminence
grandness · importance · significance · momentousness · weightiness
small, smaller, smallest, smallish, small-scale, small-minded, small-time, small-mindedness