small

small
adj.
P. and V. μικρός, σμικρός.
Slender: P. and V. μικρός, σμικρός, λεπτός, ὀλί̆γος, ἀσθενής, βρᾰχύς, Ar. and V. βαιός.

SMALL

parvus: exiguus: minutus: Very small parvulus: perexiguus [SYN. and PHR. in LITTLE]: a small letter (i.e. not a capital) littera minuta (Vid: Plaut. Bacch. 4 9 69; Cic. Verr. 4 24 74).

small (adj.):

I In ordinary senses senses:

1. parvus, mĭnor, mĭnĭmus: in most senses. (a.) of size: s. children, p. liberi, Cic. Rep. 2, 21, 37: to see how s. the earth is, videre quam p. sit terra, id. ib. 1, 17, 26. (b.) of quantity: a s. portion, p. pars, Virg.: Cic.: a s. number of ships, p. numerus navium, Nep. Them. 5, extr: a s. sum of money, p. pecunia, Cic. (c.) of small importance: to compare s. things with great, parva componere magnis, Virg. G. 4, 176: to have s. faith in one, p. fidem habere alicui, Ter. Eun. 1, 2, 117 (v SLIGHT): a s. fault, p. vitium, Cic. no s. favour, beneficium non p., id. Join: p. ac mediocris, p. et modicus, id.: v. UNIMPORTANT, TRIFLING: esp. in phr. parvi or parvo (at a s. price, of s. value): to value at a s. price, parvi, minimi facere, aestimare, Cic.: bought for how much? for a s. sum, quanti emptus? parvo, Hor. S. 2, 3, 156: cf. Cic. Att. 1, 3, 2: v. also CHEAP. (d.) not eminent, obscure: a man of s. talent, (homo) p. ingenio, Plin. Ep. 6, 29, ad med.: this work let us, whether s. or great, hasten on, hoc studium parvi properemus et ampli, Hor. Ep. 1, 3, 28: v. MEAN, INSIGNIFICANT. Very s., parvulus (usu. fig.: esp. of age): a very s. engagement, loss, p. proelium, detrimentum, Caes.: also as subs.: from a very s. child, a parvulo, Ter. Caes. Also perparvus: very s. seeds, p. semina, Lucr. 3, 217; cf. p. culpa, controversia, Cic. Also perparvulus (very rare): p. sigilla, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 43, 95. Also pauxillus, pauxillulus, Plaut.

2. pŭsillus (usu. in contemptuous sense: v. PUNY): a s. mouse, p. mus, Plaut.: an exceedingly s. villa, villula valde pusilla, Cic. Fig.: s. ability, p. ingenium, Mart. Join: it is a s. matter, hoc leve est et p., id. 4, 43, 9: cf. terra malos homines nunc educat atque pusillos, Juv. 15, 70. Very s., perpŭsillus: Cic. de Or. 2, 60, 245.

3. exĭguus (very small, tiny): v. LITTLE (2).

4. brĕvis, e (poet. and late = parvus, exiguus): a very s. and insignificant fraction, exigua pars brevisque, Lucr. 5, 591 smaller leaves, breviora folia, Hor. Ep. 1, 19, 26: b. ignis, tactus, strepitus, Ov. v SLIGHT.

5. mĭnūtus: s. (opp. to capital) letters, literae m., Pl. Bacch. 4, 9, 68.

II. Of the mind, small, weak: s. of mind, exiguus animi, Claud. in Eutrop. 2, 381. Join: tenuis atque infirmus animus, Caes. B. C. 1, 32, extr: of a s. mind, pusilli, parvi s. angusti animi (v NARROW-MINDED).

III. Of small resources exĭguus, angustus, brĕvis, tĕnuis v. FORTUNE (III.), PINCHING, SCANTY, SLENDER.

IV. Of the voice, subdued or faint:

1. parvus (subdued): p. vox (opp. magna), Cic. de Or. 3, 57, 216, where also contractus, attenuatus, are simly. used cf. summissus (v LOW, IV., ii.).

2. exĭguus (opp. grandis) Quint. 11, 3, post init.

3. exīlis, e (opp plenus), ib.

4. pŭsillus (weak): vox p., ib. v. WEAK.

5. languens (affectedly faint): Cic. Off. 1, 37, 133: see also MINCING (adj.), MINCINGLY. Phr. a s.er fire, contractior ignis, Lucr. 5, 569: the wild oxen are somewhat s.er than elephants, uri sunt magnitudine paulo infra elephantos, Caes. B. G. 6, 28: a s. painting, perh. minuta tabella s. pictura (v. MINIATURE): to sell in s. quantities, divendere, Cic.: Tac.: distrahere, Suet.: v. TO RETAIL: of s. account, vilis, Cic.: to consider of s. account, levi momento aestimare, Caes.: vilipendere, Pl. Truc. 2, 6, 58: to have a s. (or poor) opinion of one, male existimare de aliquo, Cic.: I have a s. request to make, habeo paulum quod requiram (Georg.): to enquire into the s.est detail, minutatim interrogare, Cic. Acad. 2, 29, 92. (N.B.--Small is often denoted in Latin by a dimin. word: e. g. a s. book, libellus: a s. field, agellus: etc.)

small, to make:

I. Lit.:

1. commĭnuo, confringo (v. TO BREAK IN PIECES).

2. frango, solvo, dissolvo (v. TO BREAK UP). Phr.: to make quite s. (i. e. reduce to powder), ad minutiam redigere, Sen. Ep. 90, circa med. See also POWDER (subs.), TO POUND, MINCE.

II. Fig. colloq.. to make one feel or look s., ruborem alicui incutere, Liv. inferre, imponere, Mart.. rubores alicui elicere, Auct. Her.: see also TO HUMBLE, SNUB, DETRACT FROM, DISPARAGE, ECLIPSE.

small (subs.): in Phr.: the s. of the back, leg, etc., *dorsi, cruris, etc., pars gracilior.

small, how:

1. quantŭlus (in direct or indirect questions, and in exclamations): how s. the sun appears to us, q. sol nobis videtur, Cic. Acad. 2, 26, 82: I know not how s. a quantity he brought, nescio q. attulerit, Pl. Bacch. 2, 4, 87.

2. quantillus (like quantulus): Plaut.

3. quantus (very rare in this sense) homunculi q. sunt, Pl. Capt. Prol. 51: id. Rud. 1, 2, 66.

small, howsoever, however small: quantuluscunque, Cic.: cf. quantuluslibet, Ulp. Dig.: quantulusquisque, Gell. epilog.: v. HOWEVER (II.). Phr.: however s. they be, quantumvis (v. l. quamvis) exigua sint, Sen. Ep. 85.

small, somewhat: minusculus, Cic.: but best expr. by aliquantulum, paulo, paulum (v. SOMEWHAT, adv.), with adj.

small, too: may be expr. by: justo minor, brevior, etc.: parum magnus, etc.

small, very: parvulus, minimus, perparvus, etc.: v. SMALL (adj., I.).

μικρός
μῑκρός, μῑκρά, μῑκρόν, small, little, short
ὀλίγος
ὀλίγος η ον, small, few (adjective)
βραχύς
βραχύς, short; small
τυτθός
little, small
παῦρος
little, small

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appearing fewer than 50 times

βαιός
little, small, scanty
θρύπτω
to break in pieces, break small
κατακνίζω
to pull to pieces, shred small
καταψίω
crush, grind small
κόττανον
small
μικρομεγέθης
small in size
παυρίδιος
little, small (παῦρος)
πιτυρίς
small
τεττίγιον
small
ἀήσυρος
light as air, small, little
ἐλαχύς
small, short, little
ἠβαιός
little, small, poor, slight
ὀλιγοχώρητος
small in area
σμικρός
σμικρός ά όν, small, short, little (adjective)

parvus
little, small; (superl adv minime) not at all
paulus
little, small
exiguus
strict, exact, scanty, small, little, petty, short, poor, mean, inadequate, inconsiderable,...
humilis
low, lowly, small, slight
paululus
very little, very small
minutus
little, small, minute
exilis
strict, narrow, thin, slender, lank, small, meagre, poor
pusillus
very little, very small, petty, insignificant
quantulus
how little, how small, how trifling

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appearing fewer than 50 times

castigatus
small, contracted
minimus
least, smallest, very small, minute, trifling, insignificant
minusculus
rather less, rather small
perparvolus
dim, very little, very small
substrictus
drawn together, contracted, narrow, small
tantillus
so little, so small
tantulus
so little, so small
vescus
small, slender, feeble, wavering