smallness

Etymology

From Middle English smalnesse; equivalent to small + -ness.

noun

  1. (uncountable) The state or quality of being small.
    His smallness didn't bother him, except when he needed something off the top shelf.
    Mr. Howden forcibly expressed his view that the U.T.A. [Ulster Transport Authority] rail system "had reached the limit of its smallness". 1963 January, “The Irish scene”, in Modern Railways, page 16
  2. (countable) The result or product of being small.

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