0 the fact of being little in size or amount when compared with what is typical or average: --
1 the fact of being limited or not impressive, or not very important: --
"What's stopped us from meeting these challenges," he said, "is the smallness of our politics."
I love writers who take themselves out of the smallness of their own experiences and write about what it would be like to experience something that they haven't.
Seeing what she has to deal with makes me realize the smallness of my problems.
2 the fact of being ashamed or weak: --
I had the smallness to be embarrassed because people were staring at us.
We can complete it step by step however long the road is and it can't be completed however short the road is if you don't even mark your footprint.
We kunnen het stap voor stap voltooien, hoe lang de weg ook is en het kan niet worden voltooid, hoe kort de weg ook is, als je niet eens je voetafdruk markeert.