Dictionary

small en · ADJ

Pronunciation

/smɑl/ (cot-caught-merger)
/smɔːl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
(London) audio
/smaːl/ (Northumbria)
[smoːɫ] (Received-Pronunciation)
/smoːl/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
(UK) audio
(US) audio
/smɔl/ without the cot–caught merger
/smɔl/ (Scotland)

Etymology

From Middle English smal, smale, small, smalle, smel, smæl, from Old English smæl (“narrow, slim; slender; fine; small; quiet”), from Proto-West Germanic *smal, from Proto-Germanic *smalaz (“small”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mal- (“small; little”). Cognates Cognate with Scots smaw (“small; minor”), Yola smaale, small (“small”), North Frisian smaal, smeel, smääl (“narrow”), Saterland Frisian smäl (“narrow”), West Frisian smel (“narrow”), Alemannic German schmaal (“narrow”), Bavarian schmoi (“narrow; slender”), Dutch smal (“narrow; small”), German schmal (“narrow; slender”), Low German small (“narrow; slender, small”), Luxembourgish schmuel (“narrow”), Vilamovian śmoł, šmoł (“narrow”), Yiddish שמאָל (shmol, “narrow”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish smal (“narrow; slim”), Gothic 𐍃𐌼𐌰𐌻𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍃 (smalists, “smallest”); also Latin malus (“bad, distressing, nasty; evil, mischievous, wicked; destructive, hurtful, noxious; abusive, hostile, unkind”), Belarusian малы́ (malý, “small”), Bulgarian and Macedonian мал (mal, “small; minor”), Czech and Slovak malý (“small”), Polish mały (“small; little; humble; short”), Russian ма́лый (mályj, “small; short”), Serbo-Croatian ма̑л, mȃl (“small”), Ukrainian мали́й (malýj, “small”).

Meanings

Not large or big; insignificant; few in number.
- Here, in the transept and choir, where the service was being held, one was conscious every moment of an increasing brightness; colours glowing vividly beneath the circular chandeliers, and the rows of small lights on the choristers' desks flashed and sparkled in front of the boys' faces, deep linen collars, and red neckbands. 1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter V, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:
- Private-equity nabobs bristle at being dubbed mere financiers. Piling debt onto companies’ balance-sheets is only a small part of what leveraged buy-outs are about, they insist. Improving the workings of the businesses they take over is just as core to their calling, if not more so. Much of their pleading is public-relations bluster. 2013 June 22, “Engineers of a different kind”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8841, archived from the original on 25 Nov 2020, page 70:
- A small group.
- The orbiter has been observing the moon since 2009, and its reflector is a smaller version of reflector panels placed on the lunar surface during the Apollo 11, 14 and 15 landings on the moon. Soviet lunar robotic landers sent in 1970 and 1973 also carried smaller reflectors. 2020 August 13, Ashley Strickland, “The reason we’re shooting laser beams between Earth and the moon”, in CNN:
- A small serving of ice cream.
- Guinness World Record confirmed the micro-cube as the world’s smallest rotating puzzle cube in August. 2024 October 4, Chris Lau and Nodoka Katsura, “This is the world’s smallest Rubik’s Cube. And it actually works”, in CNN:
Not large or big; insignificant; few in number. ▸ Humiliated or insignificant.
- For all the times that you made me feel small / I fell in love, now I feel nothing at all 2015, Justin Bieber, Love Yourself:
- The bullies had succeeded in making him feel small.
Not large or big; insignificant; few in number. ▸ Having a small penis, muscles, or other important body parts, regardless of overall body size.
- (of genitals)
- Though over six feet tall, the man was very small and ashamed to undress.
(figuratively, not-comparable) Young, as a child.
- Remember when the children were small?
(not-comparable) Minuscule or lowercase, referring to written or printed letters.
- "I've got catholic tastes. Catholic with a small "c", of course." 1959, Anthony Burgess, Beds in the East (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 584:
Evincing little worth or ability; not large-minded; paltry; mean.
- A true delineation of the smallest man is capable of interesting the greatest man. 1851, Thomas Carlyle, The Life of John Sterling:
Not prolonged in duration; not extended in time; short.
- a small space of time
Synonym of little (“of an industry or institution(s) therein: operating on a small scale, unlike larger counterparts”).
- small science
(archaic) Slender, gracefully slim.
(especially, qualifier:food or drink) That is small (the manufactured size).
- I'll have a small coffee, thanks.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
smaller	Degree=Cmp		lexicographic
smallest	Degree=Sup		lexicographic

Translations (465)

wym klīn (not large) · ml കുഞ്ഞ് (young) · ar صَغِير (not large) · fa جَوان (young) · is smár (not large) · ia parve (not large) · nap piccere (not large) · cy bach (young) · or କ୍ଷୁଦ୍ର (not large) · min ketek (young) · as সৰু (not large) · pl mały (not large) · tr ufak (not large) · zea smal (not large) · af klein (not large) · ar صغير (not large) · cs malý (not large) · hi छोटा (not large) · ast pequeñu (young) · de jung (young) · ilo bassit (not large) · es pequeño (not large) · pt pequeno (young) · tab бицӏи (not large) · zdj -fupvi (not large) · vec picenìn (not large) · rm pitschen (not large) · ttj -ke (not large) · mk мали (minuscule or lowercase, referring to written letters) · fi pieni (not large) · khi-kun tse-ma (not large) · rm giuven (young) · uk молоди́й (young) · hak 細 /细 (not large) · sco wee (not large) · hy պստիկ (young) · ks لۄکُٹ (young) · de klein (not large) · ja 狭い (not large) · he קטנים (not large) · myv вишка (not large) · kjh кічіг (not large) · be малы́ (not large) · lb jonk (young) · kmr qicik (not large) · cst kutsú̆̄wis (not large) · got 𐌻𐌴𐌹𐍄𐌹𐌻𐍃 (not large) · fa سوتام (not large) · it piccolo (young) · br bihan (not large) · min kenek (not large) · ce кегий (not large) · ga beag (not large) · nb liten (young) · orv малъ (not large) · fr minuscule (not large) · oc petit (not large) · min ketek (not large) · hy փոքր (not large) · svs gnari (not large) · ms kecil (not large) · ba кесе (young) · am ትንሽ (not large) · lb kleng (young) · ko 작다 (not large) · ceb gamay (not large) · mk мал (not large) · nl klein (not large) · rue малый (not large) · id kecil (not large) · grc τυτθός (not large) · ca petit (young) · ha ƙure (not large) · gl cativo (young) · bg ма́лък (minuscule or lowercase, referring to written letters) · kmr çûçik (not large) · ba кесе (not large) · he קטנה (not large) · nrf p'tit (young) · zh 小 (not large) · ig ọbele (young) · ar زغير (not large) · ka პატარა (not large) · cs mladý (young) · mhn khloa'n (not large) · ba бәләкәй (not large) · cs malý (young) · tg хурд (not large) · oc pichòt (not large) · qu juch'uy (not large) · si කුඩා (not large) · ro mic (young) · fi pieni (minuscule or lowercase, referring to written letters) · ks لۄکُٹ (not large) · ce жима (not large) · tr küçük (not large) · zea klein (not large) · mwl pequeinho (not large) · kmr piçûk (not large) · lt mažas (not large) · nn liten (minuscule or lowercase, referring to written letters) · tzm ⴰⵎⵥⵢⴰⵏ (not large) · hy փոքրիկ (young) · ta சிறிய (minuscule or lowercase, referring to written letters) · min kenek (young) · id kecil (young) · atv киджиг (not large) · udi пӏатӏар (not large) · ro mici (litere) (minuscule or lowercase, referring to written letters) · sl majhen (young) · vi nhỏ (not large) · lo ນ້ອຽ (not large) · om yartuu (not large) · ay jisk'a (not large) · ks نیُٛک (not large) · ar صغير (not large) · kix hà (not large) · ar صَغِير (young) · an chiquet (not large) · ru ма́лый (not large) · yi קליין (not large) · xh -nci (not large) · sv liten (young) · io mikra (not large) · bni -ke (not large) · ota كوچوك (not large) · rom tikno (not large) · mr छोटे (not large) · wuu 小 (not large) · hi छोट (not large) · ru ма́ленький (young) · he קָטָן (not large) · la parvus (not large) · be мале́нькі (young) · mi iti (not large) · ur چھوٹا (not large) · es minúsculas (minuscule or lowercase, referring to written letters) · hi नन्हा (not large) · lo ນ້ອຍ (not large) · rif ameẓẓyan (young) · egy n:D-s-nDs (not large) · sh mȃl (not large) · ro mic (not large) · ps کوچنی (not large) · rcf ti (not large) · gd beag (not large) · sm sogi (not large) · sid shiima (not large) · kk кішкене (not large) · nb ung (young) · ps وړوکی (not large) · ks خۄرٕد (not large) · ve ṱuku (not large) · tt кечек (not large) · kk ұсақ (not large) · sd نَنڍو (not large) · zu -ncane (not large) · gl pequeno (young) · rw -toya (young) · pa ਛੋੱਟਾ (not large) · kmr çûk (not large) · inh зӏамига (not large) · hu kicsi (not large) · nb liten (minuscule or lowercase, referring to written letters) · mr छोटी (not large) · id kecil (minuscule or lowercase, referring to written letters) · es joven (young) · el μικρός (not large) · zh щё (not large) · nn liten (not large) · el μικκός (not large) · lb kleng (not large) · tt кече (not large) · cy ieuanc (young) · jv alit (not large) · min kaciak (not large) · arn pichi (young) · pl mały (young) · zh 年輕 /年轻 (young) · tpi liklik (not large) · fy jong (young) · ltg mozs (not large) · tt бәләкәй (not large) · te చిన్న (young) · es pequeño (young) · ja 若い (young) · bg ма́лък (not large) · crh kiçik (not large) · vi bé (not large) · my သေး (not large) · rap iti (not large) · ba бәләкәй (young) · be мале́нькі (not large) · it giovane (young) · ttj -taito (not large) · ast pequeñu (not large) · haw iki (not large) · miq sirpi (not large) · eo malgranda (not large) · nl klein (minuscule or lowercase, referring to written letters) · az ufaq (not large) · gag küçük (not large) · hy փոքրատառ (minuscule or lowercase, referring to written letters) · arn pici (not large) · kix hà (young) · kk кіші (not large) · fi nuori (young) · xal бичкн (not large) · pl młody (young) · gu નાનું (not large) · gld нучи (not large) · khb ᦓᦾᧉ (not large) · sl majhen (not large) · fi pieni (young) · et väike (not large) · jv cilik (young) · wuh ga (not large) · rsk мали (not large) · cy bach (not large) · lg -tono (not large) · uk мали́й (not large) · la paulus (not large) · ky кичинекей (not large) · ps کوچنی (minuscule or lowercase, referring to written letters) · tg кӯчак (not large) · mn жижиг (not large) · scn jùvini (young) · vo smalik (not large) · zh 小 (young) · se uhcci (not large) · zea kleên (not large) · be малады́ (young) · rup njic (not large) · it minuscolo (minuscule or lowercase, referring to written letters) · hu kis (minuscule or lowercase, referring to written letters) · bo ཆུང་ཆུང (not large) · ta சிறிய (not large) · min mudo (young) · ist peîcio (not large) · km តូច (not large) · clt taa (not large) · ar صغير (not large) · rgn znén (not large) · hi सगीर (young) · yue 細 /细 (not large) · ka მცირე (not large) · se uhcci (young) · gl pequeno (not large) · sl mali (minuscule or lowercase, referring to written letters) · fa کوچَک (not large) · es chico (not large) · ee sue (not large) · krc гитче (not large) · ny -ng'ono (not large) · fr petit (not large) · zun ts'ana (not large) · az balaca (not large) · hi क्षुद्र (not large) · fa خُرْد (not large) · mh dik (not large) · bh छोट (not large) · myv вишкине (not large) · ja 小さい (not large) · alt кичӱ (not large) · ang lȳtel (not large) · tet ki'ik (not large) · uk мале́нький (not large) · esu -cuar (not large) · su alit (not large) · az kiçik (not large) · gl minúsculas (minuscule or lowercase, referring to written letters) · pt jovem (young) · txb yekte (not large) · it ristretto (not large) · sva კოტო̄ლ (not large) · ml ചെറിയ (young) · cy mân (not large) · uga 𐎕𐎙𐎗 (young) · cv пӗчӗк (not large) · mr छोटा (not large) · sa अल्प (not large) · tl maliit (not large) · rif ameẓẓyan (not large) · sq i vogël (not large) · pt pequeno (not large) · war di-to (not large) · su alit (young) · sat ᱯᱤᱞᱪᱩ (not large) · sw -dogo (not large) · jv alit (young) · ug كىچىك (not large) · ro tânăr (young) · ba кескәй (young) · cic ishkanno'si' (not large) · ig ńta (not large) · se unni (young) · de klein (young) · scn nicu (minuscule or lowercase, referring to written letters) · uz kichik (not large) · ru ма́ленький (not large) · kxd damit (not large) · wo tooty (not large) · ta சிறிய் (not large) · kpy тэгʼыйчыгʼын (not large) · ccc na'yejchoma (not large) · haw liʻiliʻi (not large) · sah аччыгый (not large) · scn nicu (young) · cy ifanc (young) · ko 어린 (young) · yue 細 /细 (young) · esh خوردیک (not large) · bg ма́лък (young) · de chlii (not large) · ko 작은 (not large) · ky кичине (not large) · cjs кичиг (not large) · pag muelag (not large) · es small (Translations) · eo juna (young) · kn ಚಿಕ್ಕ (not large) · sco peerie (not large) · fr petit (young) · to si'i (not large) · uk мале́нький (young) · bn ছোট (not large) · syl ꠢꠥꠞꠥ (not large) · ja 小さな (not large) · dlm pedlo (not large) · te చిన్న (not large) · ty iti (not large) · lv mazs (not large) · ca petit (not large) · scn nicu (not large) · hi सगीर (not large) · mnc ᠠᠵᡳᡤᡝ (not large) · eu txiki (not large) · de gering (not large) · udm пичи (not large) · esh جوون (young) · nl nietig (not large) · da lille (not large) · fy lyts (young) · tyv биче (not large) · bua бишыхан (not large) · is lítill (not large) · ln -ke (not large) · fa ریز (not large) · es esmol (Translations) · hu kicsi (young) · cbk chico (not large) · cu малъ (not large) · sva მო̄ლე (not large) · vo minudik (minuscule or lowercase, referring to written letters) · oc pichon (not large) · xmf ჭიჭე (not large) · lmy maraha (not large) · kjh кічиӌек (not large) · hy փոքր (young) · kum гиччи (not large) · la iuvenis (young) · hu kis (not large) · ml ചെറിയ (minuscule or lowercase, referring to written letters) · fa کِهْ (not large) · xdq никӏва (not large) · ta சின்ன (not large) · th เล็ก (not large) · mr लहान (young) · grc μικρός (not large) · gv beg (not large) · scn minùsculu (minuscule or lowercase, referring to written letters) · za iq (not large) · sv liten (not large) · arn pichi (not large) · alt кичинек (not large) · tr küçük (young) · mdf ёмла (not large) · sa अर्भ (not large) · tk kiçi (not large) · az balaca (young) · sk malý (not large) · aer akweke (not large) · rw -toya (not large) · sga bec (not large) · arc ܙܥܘܪܐ (not large) · chr ᎤᏍᏗ (not large) · hsb mały (not large) · txb totka (not large) · tft ici (not large) · fo lítil (not large) · it piccolo (not large) · jv cilik (not large) · hy մանր (not large) · war gu-ti-ay (not large) · ja 小さい (young) · haw liʻiliʻi (young) · ota اوفاق (not large) · sah кыра (not large) · kpy ныппулюӄин (not large) · dsb mały (not large) · so kis (not large) · ba кескәй (not large) · or ଛୋଟ (not large) · ml ചെറിയ (not large) · roa-tar piccele (not large) · mk мал (young) · uga 𐎕𐎙𐎗 (not large) · nrf p'tit (not large) · se unni (not large) · sv ung (young) · kix hà (minuscule or lowercase, referring to written letters) · so yar (not large) · mns-nor ма̄нь (not large) · sw -changa (young) · arc זעורא (not large) · tt яшь (young) · fa بُرْنا (young) · nl minuscuul (not large) · shi ⴰⵎⵥⵉ (not large) · hi नन्हा (young) · ar زغير (young) · he קטנות (not large) · ks پیٛوٗنٛت (not large) · da liden (not large) · sh ма̑л (not large) · nl klein (young) · sco peedie (not large) · el νέος (young) · nl jong (young) · ru молодо́й (young) · az xırda (not large) · mhr изи (young) · mr लहान (not large) · sa स्वल्प (not large) · fy lyts (not large) · cy bychan (not large) · nb liten (not large) · my နုပ် (not large) · hi जवान (young) · mfe ti (not large) · wa pitit (not large) · ba бәләкәс (not large) · ain ノカン (not large) · mt żgħir (not large) · ta இளைய (young) · csb môłi (not large) · cdo 細 /细 (not large) · ps کوچنی (young) · mww me (not large) · fr jeune (young) · pt minúsculo (minuscule or lowercase, referring to written letters) · mk мала (minuscule or lowercase, referring to written letters) · es parvo (not large) · ar صغير (young) · yag yaxa (not large) · ckb بچووک (not large) · ps وړوکی (young) · lld pitl (not large) · mhr изи (not large) · kw bian (not large) · hy պուճուր (not large) · vo yunik (young) · zh 細 /细 (not large) · crh kiçkene (not large) · az kiçik (young)

small en · ADV

Pronunciation

/smɑl/ (cot-caught-merger)
/smɔːl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
(London) audio
/smaːl/ (Northumbria)
[smoːɫ] (Received-Pronunciation)
/smoːl/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
(UK) audio
(US) audio
/smɔl/ without the cot–caught merger
/smɔl/ (Scotland)

Etymology

From Middle English smal, smale, small, smalle, smel, smæl, from Old English smæl (“narrow, slim; slender; fine; small; quiet”), from Proto-West Germanic *smal, from Proto-Germanic *smalaz (“small”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mal- (“small; little”). Cognates Cognate with Scots smaw (“small; minor”), Yola smaale, small (“small”), North Frisian smaal, smeel, smääl (“narrow”), Saterland Frisian smäl (“narrow”), West Frisian smel (“narrow”), Alemannic German schmaal (“narrow”), Bavarian schmoi (“narrow; slender”), Dutch smal (“narrow; small”), German schmal (“narrow; slender”), Low German small (“narrow; slender, small”), Luxembourgish schmuel (“narrow”), Vilamovian śmoł, šmoł (“narrow”), Yiddish שמאָל (shmol, “narrow”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish smal (“narrow; slim”), Gothic 𐍃𐌼𐌰𐌻𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍃 (smalists, “smallest”); also Latin malus (“bad, distressing, nasty; evil, mischievous, wicked; destructive, hurtful, noxious; abusive, hostile, unkind”), Belarusian малы́ (malý, “small”), Bulgarian and Macedonian мал (mal, “small; minor”), Czech and Slovak malý (“small”), Polish mały (“small; little; humble; short”), Russian ма́лый (mályj, “small; short”), Serbo-Croatian ма̑л, mȃl (“small”), Ukrainian мали́й (malýj, “small”).

Meanings

In a small fashion
- Don't write very small!
In or into small pieces.
- That's going to go in there. We've got some chives small chopped as well. 2009, Ingrid Hoffman, CBS Early Morning for September 28, 2009 (transcription)
(obsolete) To a small extent.
- It small avails my mood. 1594, William Shakespeare, Lucrece (First Quarto), London: […] Richard Field, for Iohn Harrison, […], →OCLC, line 1273:
(obsolete) In a low tone; softly.
- That's all one: you shall play it in a mask, and / you may speak as small as you will. c. 1595–1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “A Midsommer Nights Dreame”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene ii], line 49:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
smallest	Degree=Sup		lexicographic
smaller	Degree=Cmp		lexicographic

Deriveds

writ small

small en · NOUN

Pronunciation

/smɑl/ (cot-caught-merger)
/smɔːl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
(London) audio
/smaːl/ (Northumbria)
[smoːɫ] (Received-Pronunciation)
/smoːl/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
(UK) audio
(US) audio
/smɔl/ without the cot–caught merger
/smɔl/ (Scotland)

Etymology

From Middle English smal, smale, small, smalle, smel, smæl, from Old English smæl (“narrow, slim; slender; fine; small; quiet”), from Proto-West Germanic *smal, from Proto-Germanic *smalaz (“small”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mal- (“small; little”). Cognates Cognate with Scots smaw (“small; minor”), Yola smaale, small (“small”), North Frisian smaal, smeel, smääl (“narrow”), Saterland Frisian smäl (“narrow”), West Frisian smel (“narrow”), Alemannic German schmaal (“narrow”), Bavarian schmoi (“narrow; slender”), Dutch smal (“narrow; small”), German schmal (“narrow; slender”), Low German small (“narrow; slender, small”), Luxembourgish schmuel (“narrow”), Vilamovian śmoł, šmoł (“narrow”), Yiddish שמאָל (shmol, “narrow”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish smal (“narrow; slim”), Gothic 𐍃𐌼𐌰𐌻𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍃 (smalists, “smallest”); also Latin malus (“bad, distressing, nasty; evil, mischievous, wicked; destructive, hurtful, noxious; abusive, hostile, unkind”), Belarusian малы́ (malý, “small”), Bulgarian and Macedonian мал (mal, “small; minor”), Czech and Slovak malý (“small”), Polish mały (“small; little; humble; short”), Russian ма́лый (mályj, “small; short”), Serbo-Croatian ма̑л, mȃl (“small”), Ukrainian мали́й (malýj, “small”).

Meanings

(especially, noun-from-verb, qualifier:food or drink, uncountable) One of several common sizes to which an item may be manufactured, smaller than a medium.
(countable, especially, noun-from-verb, qualifier:food or drink) An item labelled or denoted as being that size.
- Two smalls and a large, please.
(countable, especially, noun-from-verb, with respect to clothing) One who fits an item of that size.
(countable, noun-from-verb, rare) Any part of something that is smaller or slimmer than the rest, now usually with anatomical reference to the back.
- I got a splitting pain in the small of my back

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smalls	Number=Plur		lexicographic

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small of the back

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small en · VERB

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/smɑl/ (cot-caught-merger)
/smɔːl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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/smaːl/ (Northumbria)
[smoːɫ] (Received-Pronunciation)
/smoːl/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
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/smɔl/ without the cot–caught merger
/smɔl/ (Scotland)

Etymology

From Middle English smal, smale, small, smalle, smel, smæl, from Old English smæl (“narrow, slim; slender; fine; small; quiet”), from Proto-West Germanic *smal, from Proto-Germanic *smalaz (“small”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mal- (“small; little”). Cognates Cognate with Scots smaw (“small; minor”), Yola smaale, small (“small”), North Frisian smaal, smeel, smääl (“narrow”), Saterland Frisian smäl (“narrow”), West Frisian smel (“narrow”), Alemannic German schmaal (“narrow”), Bavarian schmoi (“narrow; slender”), Dutch smal (“narrow; small”), German schmal (“narrow; slender”), Low German small (“narrow; slender, small”), Luxembourgish schmuel (“narrow”), Vilamovian śmoł, šmoł (“narrow”), Yiddish שמאָל (shmol, “narrow”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish smal (“narrow; slim”), Gothic 𐍃𐌼𐌰𐌻𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍃 (smalists, “smallest”); also Latin malus (“bad, distressing, nasty; evil, mischievous, wicked; destructive, hurtful, noxious; abusive, hostile, unkind”), Belarusian малы́ (malý, “small”), Bulgarian and Macedonian мал (mal, “small; minor”), Czech and Slovak malý (“small”), Polish mały (“small; little; humble; short”), Russian ма́лый (mályj, “small; short”), Serbo-Croatian ма̑л, mȃl (“small”), Ukrainian мали́й (malýj, “small”).

Meanings

(noun-from-verb, obsolete, transitive) To make little or less.
(intransitive, noun-from-verb) To become small; to dwindle.
- And smalled till she was nought at all. 1917, Thomas Hardy, The Clock of the Years:

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smalled	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part	lexicographic
smalled	Tense=Past	lexicographic
smalls	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres	lexicographic
smalling	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part	lexicographic

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