1
as in diminutiveness
the quality or state of being little in size
my grandmother was surprised by the smallness of the latest electronic devices
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2
as in negligibility
the quality or state of being unimportant
regardless of its smallness, each act of kindness is ultimately rewarded
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Recent Examples of smallness
Identify every instance of victim language, limitation beliefs, or smallness thinking.
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Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Hawley, who directed the premiere, brings an impressive sense of scale to the action, conveying the hugeness of the spaceship and its urban crash zone, contrasted with the smallness of the figures trying to make their way through the mayhem.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2025
Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Hawley, who directed the premiere, brings an impressive sense of scale to the action, conveying the hugeness of the spaceship and its urban crash zone, contrasted with the smallness of the figures trying to make their way through the mayhem.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for smallness
Noun
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Minaj leaned into her pettiness while taking shots at Kulture’s mom in her apology.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
3 Oct. 2025
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The gesture’s lack of dignity, its childishness, its pettiness, are completely in character.—
Christopher Bonanos,
Curbed,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Her difficulty lay in her distance from the random violence of insignificance.—
Rachel Cusk,
New Yorker,
24 Aug. 2025
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His groundbreaking work reveals how a hidden epidemic of insignificance is quietly eroding engagement, trust, and performance in organizations, and what leaders can do to reverse it.—
Rodger Dean Duncan,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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“Smallness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smallness. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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