small letter

noun

A lower-case letter, ('a, b, c, as opposed to A, B, C), normally used in a text.

Similar
minusculelowercaselower-case letter
Opposite
capital letter
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Meanings

nounsmall letter (plural small letters)

plural small letters

  1. A lower-case letter, ('a, b, c, as opposed to A, B, C), normally used in a text.

    Synonyms: minuscule · Antonyms: capital letter

  2. historicalmediaA character that was once stored in the bottom half of a compositor's typecase.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA lower-case letter, ('a, b, c, as opposed to A, B, C), normally used in a text.

Similar
minuscule
Opposite
capital letter

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe characters that were once kept in bottom half of a compositor's type case

Similar
lowercaselower-case letterminuscule
Broader
charactergraphgrapheme
Also see
lower caselowercaseminuscule

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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small letter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/small%20letter

MLA

“small letter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/small%20letter. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “small letter,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/small%20letter.

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