produced with vibration of the vocal cords | low in stature; not tall; describing something or someone with a stature less than normal |
yielding readily to pressure or weight | limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent |
compassionate and kind; conciliatory | (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with `a') at least some |
(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') | small in a way that arouses feelings (of tenderness or its opposite depending on the context) |
(of sound) relatively low in volume | lowercase |
(of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflected | (of a voice) faint |
not protected against attack (especially by nuclear weapons) | (informal) small and of little importance |
(used chiefly as a direction or description in music) soft; in a quiet, subdued tone | (of children and animals) young, immature |
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 | |