Smallness vs. Tininess — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Smallness and Tininess
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Definitions
Smallness
Being below average in size
A small car.
Tininess
Extremely small
The glass shattered into tiny shards that were hard to clean up.
Smallness
Being below average in quantity or extent
A small donation.
A small project.
Tininess
The property of being tiny; minuteness.
Smallness
Limited in importance or significance; trivial
A small matter.
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Tininess
The property of being very small in size
Smallness
Having limited position, influence, or status; minor
"A crowd of small writers had vainly attempted to rival Addison" (Thomas Macaulay).
Smallness
Unpretentious; modest
Made a small living.
Helped the cause in my own small way.
Smallness
Not fully grown; very young
A small child.
Smallness
Narrow in outlook; petty
A small mind.
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Smallness
Having been belittled; humiliated
Their comments made me feel small.
Smallness
Diluted; weak. Used of alcoholic beverages.
Smallness
Lacking force or volume
A small voice.
Smallness
Lowercase
Type the password in small letters.
Smallness
In small pieces
Cut the meat up small.
Smallness
Without loudness or forcefulness; softly.
Smallness
In a small manner.
Smallness
A part that is smaller or narrower than the rest
The small of the back.
Smallness
Small things considered as a group.
Smallness
Chiefly British Small items of clothing.
Smallness
(uncountable) The state or quality of being small.
His smallness didn't bother him, except when he needed something off the top shelf.
Smallness
(countable) The result or product of being small.
Smallness
The quality or state of being small.
Smallness
The property of having a relatively small size
