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Meaning of Smallness | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. The state or quality of being small.
  2. The result or product of being small.

Equivalents

العربية الصّغر صغر
Català petitesa
Čeština malost
Deutsch Kleinheit
Esperanto eteco
Suomi pienuus
Français petitesse
Gaeilge laghad
हिन्दी अल्पता
Íslenska smæð
Italiano piccolezza
日本語 猫額
한국어 약간
Latina parvitas
Polski małość
Português pequenez pequeneza
Română micime
Türkçe küçüklük
IsiZulu ubuncane

Examples

“His smallness didn't bother him, except when he needed something off the top shelf.”
“The exiguity and ſmallneſſe of ſome ſeeds extending to large productions is one of the magnalities of nature, ſomewhat illuſtrating the work of the Creation, and vaſt production from nothing.”
“My hand was lifted at her door to knock, when I recollected the smallness of the island. We could never hide ourselves upon it.”
“Mr. Howden forcibly expressed his view that the U.T.A. [Ulster Transport Authority] rail system "had reached the limit of its smallness".”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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