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Meaning of the word smallest in English

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smallest

Adjective

1.

of a size that is less than normal or usual.

Example:
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the room was small and quiet
Synonym:
little small-scale compact bijou portable tiny miniature mini minute microscopic microscale nanoscopic minuscule toy baby poky cramped boxy wee teeny weeny teeny-weeny teensy teensy-weensy itsy-bitsy itty-bitty eensy eensy-weensy pocket-sized half-pint dinky ickle titchy tiddly vest-pocket short slight small-boned petite diminutive elfin puny undersized stunted squat stubby dwarf bantam pint-sized homuncular Lilliputian inadequate meagre insufficient ungenerous measly stingy mingy pathetic
Antonym:
big large heavily built tall generous ample
2.

insignificant; unimportant.

Example:
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these are small points
Synonym:
slight minor unimportant trifling trivial insignificant inconsequential inappreciable inconsiderable negligible nugatory paltry infinitesimal minuscule piffling piddling
Antonym:
major substantial
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