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weeness

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

smallness

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Ireland, New-Zealand, Northern-England, Scotland, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the property of being very small in size

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • hence the minuteness of detail in the painting

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: diminutiveness, minuteness, petiteness, tininess

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: smallness, littleness

History

Etymology

From wee + -ness.