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Little

Small in size or extent; not big; diminutive; -- opposed to big or large; as, a little body; a little animal; a little piece of ground; a little hill; a little distance; a little child.

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Atomic 84% connected

Alt. of Atomical

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Atomic 84% connected

Alt. of Atomical

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Bantam 84% connected

A variety of small barnyard fowl, with feathered legs, probably brought from Bantam, a district of Java.

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Bantam 84% connected

A variety of small barnyard fowl, with feathered legs, probably brought from Bantam, a district of Java.

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Chunky 84% connected

Short and thick.

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Chunky 84% connected

Short and thick.

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Compact 84% connected

Joined or held together; leagued; confederated.

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Compact 84% connected

Joined or held together; leagued; confederated.

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Diminutive 84% connected

Below the average size; very small; little.

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Diminutive 84% connected

Below the average size; very small; little.

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Dumpy 84% connected

Short and thick; of low stature and disproportionately stout.

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Dumpy 84% connected

Short and thick; of low stature and disproportionately stout.

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Dwarfish 84% connected

Like a dwarf; below the common stature or size; very small; petty; as, a dwarfish animal, shrub.

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Dwarfish 84% connected

Like a dwarf; below the common stature or size; very small; petty; as, a dwarfish animal, shrub.

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Elfin 84% connected

Relating to elves.

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Elfin 84% connected

Relating to elves.

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Emotional 84% connected

Pertaining to, or characterized by, emotion; excitable; easily moved; sensational; as, an emotional nature.

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Emotional 84% connected

Pertaining to, or characterized by, emotion; excitable; easily moved; sensational; as, an emotional nature.

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Flyspeck 84% connected

A speck or stain made by the excrement of a fly; hence, any insignificant dot.

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Flyspeck 84% connected

A speck or stain made by the excrement of a fly; hence, any insignificant dot.

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Half-length 84% connected

Of half the whole or ordinary length, as a picture.

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Half-length 84% connected

Of half the whole or ordinary length, as a picture.

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Immature 84% connected

Not mature; unripe; not arrived at perfection of full development; crude; unfinished; as, immature fruit; immature character; immature plans.

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Immature 84% connected

Not mature; unripe; not arrived at perfection of full development; crude; unfinished; as, immature fruit; immature character; immature plans.

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Infinitesimal 84% connected

Infinitely or indefinitely small; less than any assignable quantity or value; very small.

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Infinitesimal 84% connected

Infinitely or indefinitely small; less than any assignable quantity or value; very small.

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Insignificant 84% connected

Not significant; void of signification, sense, or import; meaningless; as, insignificant words.

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Insignificant 84% connected

Not significant; void of signification, sense, or import; meaningless; as, insignificant words.

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Lesser 84% connected

Less; smaller; inferior.

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Lesser 84% connected

Less; smaller; inferior.

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Lilliputian 84% connected

One belonging to a very diminutive race described in Swift's "Voyage to Lilliput."

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Lilliputian 84% connected

One belonging to a very diminutive race described in Swift's "Voyage to Lilliput."

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Microscopic 84% connected

Alt. of Microscopical

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Microscopic 84% connected

Alt. of Microscopical

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Microscopical 84% connected

Of or pertaining to the microscope or to microscopy; made with a microscope; as, microscopic observation.

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Microscopical 84% connected

Of or pertaining to the microscope or to microscopy; made with a microscope; as, microscopic observation.

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Midget 84% connected

A minute bloodsucking fly.

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Midget 84% connected

A minute bloodsucking fly.

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Miniature 84% connected

Originally, a painting in colors such as those in mediaeval manuscripts; in modern times, any very small painting, especially a portrait.

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Miniature 84% connected

Originally, a painting in colors such as those in mediaeval manuscripts; in modern times, any very small painting, especially a portrait.

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Minuscule 84% connected

Any very small, minute object.

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Minuscule 84% connected

Any very small, minute object.

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Minute 84% connected

The sixtieth part of an hour; sixty seconds. (Abbrev. m.; as, 4 h. 30 m.)

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Minute 84% connected

The sixtieth part of an hour; sixty seconds. (Abbrev. m.; as, 4 h. 30 m.)

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Puny 84% connected

Imperfectly developed in size or vigor; small and feeble; inferior; petty.

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Puny 84% connected

Imperfectly developed in size or vigor; small and feeble; inferior; petty.

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Runty 84% connected

Like a runt; diminutive; mean.

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Runty 84% connected

Like a runt; diminutive; mean.

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Slender 84% connected

Small or narrow in proportion to the length or the height; not thick; slim; as, a slender stem or stalk of a plant.

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Slender 84% connected

Small or narrow in proportion to the length or the height; not thick; slim; as, a slender stem or stalk of a plant.

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Slim 84% connected

Worthless; bad.

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Slim 84% connected

Worthless; bad.

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Small 84% connected

Having little size, compared with other things of the same kind; little in quantity or degree; diminutive; not large or extended in dimension; not gr…

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Small 84% connected

Having little size, compared with other things of the same kind; little in quantity or degree; diminutive; not large or extended in dimension; not gr…

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Smallish 84% connected

Somewhat small.

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Smallish 84% connected

Somewhat small.

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Soft 84% connected

Easily yielding to pressure; easily impressed, molded, or cut; not firm in resisting; impressible; yielding; also, malleable; -- opposed to hard; as,…

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Soft 84% connected

Easily yielding to pressure; easily impressed, molded, or cut; not firm in resisting; impressible; yielding; also, malleable; -- opposed to hard; as,…

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Squab 84% connected

Fat; thick; plump; bulky.

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Squab 84% connected

Fat; thick; plump; bulky.

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Squabby 84% connected

Short and thick; suqabbish.

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Squabby 84% connected

Short and thick; suqabbish.

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Squat 84% connected

The angel fish (Squatina angelus).

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Squat 84% connected

The angel fish (Squatina angelus).

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Squatty 84% connected

Squat; dumpy.

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Squatty 84% connected

Squat; dumpy.

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Stocky 84% connected

Short and thick; thick rather than tall or corpulent.

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Stocky 84% connected

Short and thick; thick rather than tall or corpulent.

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Stumpy 84% connected

Full of stumps; hard; strong.

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Stumpy 84% connected

Full of stumps; hard; strong.

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Teeny 84% connected

Very small; tiny.

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Teeny 84% connected

Very small; tiny.

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Thick 84% connected

Measuring in the third dimension other than length and breadth, or in general dimension other than length; -- said of a solid body; as, a timber seve…

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Thick 84% connected

Measuring in the third dimension other than length and breadth, or in general dimension other than length; -- said of a solid body; as, a timber seve…

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Thickset 84% connected

Close planted; as, a thickset wood; a thickset hedge.

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Thickset 84% connected

Close planted; as, a thickset wood; a thickset hedge.

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Tiny 84% connected

Very small; little; puny.

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Tiny 84% connected

Very small; little; puny.

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Undersized 84% connected

Of a size less than is common.

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Undersized 84% connected

Of a size less than is common.

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Wee 84% connected

A little; a bit, as of space, time, or distance.

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Wee 84% connected

A little; a bit, as of space, time, or distance.

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Young 84% connected

Not long born; still in the first part of life; not yet arrived at adolescence, maturity, or age; not old; juvenile; -- said of animals; as, a young…

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Young 84% connected

Not long born; still in the first part of life; not yet arrived at adolescence, maturity, or age; not old; juvenile; -- said of animals; as, a young…

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Littleness 74% connected

The state or quality of being little; as, littleness of size, thought, duration, power, etc.

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Littleness 74% connected

The state or quality of being little; as, littleness of size, thought, duration, power, etc.

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Pettiness 74% connected

The quality or state of being petty or paltry; littleness; meanness.

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Pettiness 74% connected

The quality or state of being petty or paltry; littleness; meanness.

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Shortness 74% connected

The quality or state of being short; want of reach or extension; brevity; deficiency; as, the shortness of a journey; the shortness of the days in wi…

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Shortness 74% connected

The quality or state of being short; want of reach or extension; brevity; deficiency; as, the shortness of a journey; the shortness of the days in wi…

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Smallness 74% connected

The quality or state of being small.

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Smallness 74% connected

The quality or state of being small.

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Attribute 6

Height 66% connected

The condition of being high; elevated position.

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Height 66% connected

The condition of being high; elevated position.

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Size 66% connected

Six.

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Size 66% connected

Six.

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Stature 66% connected

The natural height of an animal body; -- generally used of the human body.

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Stature 66% connected

The natural height of an animal body; -- generally used of the human body.

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Low 66% connected

strong imp. of Laugh.

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Low 66% connected

strong imp. of Laugh.

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Synonym 11

Fiddling 92% connected

of Fiddle

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Lilliputian 92% connected

One belonging to a very diminutive race described in Swift's "Voyage to Lilliput."

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Minuscule 92% connected

Any very small, minute object.

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Niggling 92% connected

of Niggle

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Petty 92% connected

Little; trifling; inconsiderable; also, inferior; subordinate; as, a petty fault; a petty prince.

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Picayune 92% connected

A small coin of the value of six and a quarter cents. See Fippenny bit.

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Piddling 92% connected

of Piddle

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Short 92% connected

Not long; having brief length or linear extension; as, a short distance; a short piece of timber; a short flight.

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Slight 92% connected

Sleight.

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Small 92% connected

Having little size, compared with other things of the same kind; little in quantity or degree; diminutive; not large or extended in dimension; not gr…

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Trivial 92% connected

Found anywhere; common.

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Small 92% connected

Having little size, compared with other things of the same kind; little in quantity or degree; diminutive; not large or extended in dimension; not gr…

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Antonym 6

Big 94% connected

Having largeness of size; of much bulk or magnitude; of great size; large.

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Big 94% connected

Having largeness of size; of much bulk or magnitude; of great size; large.

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Much 94% connected

Great in quantity; long in duration; as, much rain has fallen; much time.

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Much 94% connected

Great in quantity; long in duration; as, much rain has fallen; much time.

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Tall 94% connected

High in stature; having a considerable, or an unusual, extension upward; long and comparatively slender; having the diameter or lateral extent small…

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Tall 94% connected

High in stature; having a considerable, or an unusual, extension upward; long and comparatively slender; having the diameter or lateral extent small…

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