"smaller" meaning in English

See smaller in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈsmɔlɚ/ [US], /ˈsmɔːlə/ [UK], /ˈsmɑlɚ/ [Canada] Audio: en-us-smaller.ogg [US] Forms: small [positive], smaller [comparative], smallest [superlative]
Head templates: {{adj|small|smaller|smallest}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The comparative form of small; more small.
    Sense id: simple-smaller-en-adj-0IkN2WOM
     
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "small",
      "tags": [
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smaller",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smallest",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "small",
        "2": "smaller",
        "3": "smallest"
      },
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "adj"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": "small‧er",
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "The comparative form of small; more small."
      ],
      "id": "simple-smaller-en-adj-0IkN2WOM"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsmɔlɚ/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsmɔːlə/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsmɑlɚ/",
      "tags": [
        "Canada"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-smaller.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "smaller"
}

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "small",
      "tags": [
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smaller",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smallest",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "small",
        "2": "smaller",
        "3": "smallest"
      },
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "adj"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": "small‧er",
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Comparative forms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The comparative form of small; more small."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsmɔlɚ/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsmɔːlə/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsmɑlɚ/",
      "tags": [
        "Canada"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-smaller.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "smaller"
}

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