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.-being of slight consequence; feeble in influence or importance; unimportant; trivial; insignificant; as, a small fault; a small business.-envincing little worth or ability; not large-minded; -- sometimes, in reproach, paltry; mean.-not prolonged in duration; not extended in time; short; as, after a small space.-weak; slender; fine; gentle; soft; not loud.-in or to small extent, quantity, or degree; little; slightly.-not loudly; faintly; timidly.-the small or slender part of a thing; as, the small of the leg or of the back.-smallclothes.-same as little go. see under little, a.-to make little or less.