low in stature; not tall; describing something or someone with a stature less than normal | produced with vibration of the vocal cords |
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent | yielding readily to pressure or weight |
(quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with `a') at least some | compassionate and kind; conciliatory |
small in a way that arouses feelings (of tenderness or its opposite depending on the context) | (of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward the hard palate; characterized by a hissing or hushing sound (as `s' and `sh') |
lowercase | (of sound) relatively low in volume |
(of a voice) faint | (of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflected |
(informal) small and of little importance | not protected against attack (especially by nuclear weapons) |
(of children and animals) young, immature | (used chiefly as a direction or description in music) soft; in a quiet, subdued tone |
| mild and pleasant |
| willing to negotiate and compromise |
| not brilliant or glaring |
| not burdensome or demanding; borne or done easily and without hardship |
| (of a commodity or market or currency) falling or likely to fall in value |
| having little impact |
| soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe |
| tolerant or lenient |
| using evidence not readily amenable to experimental verification or refutation |
| easily hurt |
| out of condition; not strong or robust; incapable of exertion or endurance |