no vs small

no

adv
  • not 

  • Used before different, before comparatives with more and less, and idiomatically before other comparatives. 

  • Used idiomatically before certain other adjectives. 

prep
  • not, does not, do not, etc. 

  • without 

  • like 

noun
  • a negating expression; an answer that shows disagreement, denial, refusal, or disapproval 

  • a vote not in favor, or opposing a proposition 

intj
  • vehement rejection of truthfulness 

  • disgust 

  • mild disapproval 

particle
  • Used to show disagreement, negation, denial, refusal, or prohibition. 

  • Used together with an affirmative word or phrase to show agreement. 

  • Used to show agreement with a negative question. 

det
  • Not any. 

  • Hardly any. 

  • Not (a); not properly, not really; not fully. 

  • Not any possibility or allowance of (doing something). 

small

adv
  • In a small fashion 

  • In or into small pieces. 

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. 

verb
  • To become small; to dwindle. 

adj
  • Young, as a child. 

  • Humiliated or insignificant. 

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

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

  • 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”) 

How often have the words no and small occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )