Small - this word can have many meanings depending on the context. There are several authors of explanatory dictionaries in which you can find its designation. In this article, we consider their interpretation. Also in the text you will find examples of the use of this word in the names of famous films and the designation of the characteristics of literary characters.
Explanatory Dictionary of Ushakov
According to this author, small is insignificant, not worthy of attention. That is, the small problem is so insignificant that it is not worth worrying at all. Thus, as a rule, people are comforted who “make an elephant out of a fly”.
The second version of the interpretation according to Ushakov: small - it is small in number (for example, years lived). The following examples can be cited: small child, growth.
Explanatory Dictionary of Efremov
There is a colloquial form of the word "small." This is what they say about a person who is not many years old. Here this word is transformed from an adjective into a noun.
Application example: “You can’t offend little ones (in the sense of children).
The remaining meanings of the word “small” according to Efremov
- Small meaning short. A man of small stature.
- Little is called a person who does not have a high position in the work collective. A simple worker can say to himself: "I am a small person."
- Small, in the sense of the manifestation of some characteristics. For example, light rain.
Applications of the word “small” in literature and cinema
- "Little Buddha" is an aesthetic historical drama co-produced by France and Great Britain. Filmed in 1993. According to the plot in Tibet, Lama Dorje died and his followers began to look around the world for children who could become teachers.
- “The Little Prince” is a work of A. de Saint-Exupery. The main character is a child who independently lives on the asteroid B-12.
- "Little man" - this expression, which means that the person has not achieved a high position in society for her life, is devoted to a number of works of the XIX century. For the first time, the concept is used in Pushkin's novel "Station Warden".