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smallness

/ˈsmɔːlnəs/SMAWL-nuhs
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked
/ˈsmɔlnəs/SMAWL-nuhs

Meaningthe quality of being small

Common meaning: little size

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Journey through time

  1. Old Englishsmel‘small, thin’source
  2. Middle Englishsmalsource
  3. Englishsmall‘little in size’
  4. Englishformed in English from smallsmallness‘little size’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from small + -ness.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), SMALL, p.565 · scan

Source words

  • smel Old English · source word “small, thin”

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