• Having little size, compared with other things of the same kind; little in quantity or degree; diminutive; not large or extended in dimension; not great; not much; inconsiderable; as, a small man; a small river. • Being of slight consequence; feeble in influence or importance; unimportant; trivial; insignificant; as, a small fault; a small business. • Envincing little worth or ability; not large-minded; -- sometimes, in reproach, paltry; mean. • Not prolonged in duration; not extended in time; short; as, after a small space. • Weak; slender; fine; gentle; soft; not loud. • In or to small extent, quantity, or degree; little; slightly. • Not loudly; faintly; timidly. • The small or slender part of a thing; as, the small of the leg or of the back. • Smallclothes. • Same as Little go. See under Little, a. • To make little or less.