smallness
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3.7
- noun
- /ˈsmɔːlnəs/
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debilidad
- Leif might well be right about the smallness of solar variation in terms of power output, but his opinion that there is no other aspect of solar variation that might have a disproportionate effect on the rate of energy flow through the Earth system I find to be somewhat questionable, given the variability we see in the satellite records of outward-bound infrared.
It's like this applies here to this forgetting, this slide into smallness, this irritability and shame, this disorienting grief.
- It's like this applies here to this forgetting, this slide into smallness, this irritability and shame, this disorienting grief.
Examples
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In their resolute smallness and their frequent lack of orienting anchors, they provoke in the viewer the dizzying sensation of tilting one's head back to face the sky and losing sight of the very ground that anchors one's feet.
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It's like this applies here to this forgetting, this slide into smallness, this irritability and shame, this disorienting grief.
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The real conclusion is only more evidence of the smallness of the effect.
Blog text (10) -
They have to do less with a specific place than with a general impression of incompetence and smallness.
Academic text (2001) -
It's like this applies here to this forgetting, this slide into smallness, this irritability and shame, this disorienting grief.
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Still, there is a striking disconnect between the bigness of the problems and challenges that face the country both domestically and internationally and the smallness of the campaign to elect the person who will try to lead us through these trying times.
Blog text (23) -
The smallness of her voice made it hard for anyone to hear her in the crowd.
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He felt a sense of smallness when he realized how few people cared about his problems.
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The project's smallness was evident in its limited scope and minimal budget.
Synonyms
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4.2
Lack of strong, detailed ideas or proof in a text
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5.2
A lack of strength in an argument or evidence
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6.1
A thin, small body that looks weak
A small amount of strength or force
A small amount that is not enough
A thin or not thick state often about air
A small amount or weak level of something
Antonyms
How Strong
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Smallness is formed from small and -ness, the ending that shows a 'state' or 'quality'. So when we talk about the smallness of an engine or a voice, we mean it has little strength, force, or energy.