massive vs small

massive

adj
  • Very large in size or extent. 

  • Very large or bulky and heavy and solid. 

  • Outstanding, beautiful. 

  • Not having an obvious crystalline structure. 

  • Having any mass. 

  • Having a large mass. 

  • To a very great extent; total, utter. 

  • Of particularly exceptional quality or value; awesome. 

  • Affecting a large portion of the body, or severe. 

  • Homogenous, unstructured. 

noun
  • A group of people from a locality, or sharing a collective aim, interest, etc. 

  • A homogeneous mass of rock, not layered and without an obvious crystal structure. 

small

adj
  • Not large or big; insignificant; few in number. 

  • Young, as a child. 

  • Humiliated or insignificant. 

  • Minuscule or lowercase, referring to written or printed letters. 

  • That is small (the manufactured size). 

  • Evincing little worth or ability; not large-minded; paltry; mean. 

  • Not prolonged in duration; not extended in time; short. 

  • Synonym of little (“of an industry or institution(s) therein: operating on a small scale, unlike larger counterparts”) 

verb
  • To become small; to dwindle. 

noun
  • Any part of something that is smaller or slimmer than the rest, now usually with anatomical reference to the back. 

  • One who fits an item of that size. 

  • One of several common sizes to which an item may be manufactured. 

  • An item labelled or denoted as being that size. 

adv
  • In a small fashion 

  • In or into small pieces. 

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