Synonyms for smallness
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
The state or quality of being small.
His smallness didn't bother him, except when he needed something off the top shelf.
Forms
- Plural
- smallnesses → pettinesses, meannesses, littlenesses, exiguities…
Example sentences
- pettiness I'll never fall to your level of pettiness.
- meanness I took for granted that he was above such meanness.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| smallness | falling | |
| pettiness | steady | |
| meanness | steady | |
| littleness | steady | |
| exiguity | rising | |
| scantness | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 8 letters
- meanness2, exiguity
- 9 letters
- pettiness3, scantness
- 10 letters
- littleness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (meanness2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- petitesse
- Italiano
- piccolezza
- Español
- pequeñez