"smallness" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: smallnesses [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English smalnesse; equivalent to small + -ness. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|smalnesse}} Middle English smalnesse, {{suffix|en|small|ness}} small + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} smallness (countable and uncountable, plural smallnesses)
  1. (uncountable) The state or quality of being small. Tags: uncountable Translations (state of being small): μικρότης (mikrótēs) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), صِغَر (ṣiḡar) [masculine] (Arabic), petitesa [feminine] (Catalan), eteco (Esperanto), petitesse [feminine] (French), Kleinheit [feminine] (German), smæð [feminine] (Icelandic), mikreso (Ido), peenys (Ingrian), laghad [masculine] (Irish), piccolezza [feminine] (Italian), parvitās [feminine] (Latin), قلت (kıllet) (english: small in number) (Ottoman Turkish), małość [feminine] (Polish), micime [feminine] (Romanian), ма́лость (málostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), ме́лкость (mélkostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), pequeñez [feminine] (Spanish), menudencia [feminine] (Spanish), küçüklük (Turkish), ubuncane [class-14] (Zulu)
    Sense id: en-smallness-en-noun-vFm3QqbK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Ingrian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Zulu translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 71 29 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ness: 83 17 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 95 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Ingrian translations: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 95 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Zulu translations: 94 6 Disambiguation of 'state of being small': 76 24
  2. (countable) The result or product of being small. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-smallness-en-noun-MD5n~ElP
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: smallnesse [obsolete]

Inflected forms

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