compactness
noun[U]
uk/kəmˈpækt.nəs/us/kəmˈpækt.nəs/thequalityof using very littlespace:
Ithoughtthe compactness of thishousewaswonderful.
Ipickedalaptopforitsportability and compactness.
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compact
- The compactness of thetownmeansyou canwalkaround iteasily.
- We areamazedat the device's compactness - about thesizeof apaperbackbook.
- The Beetle's compactnessmeansthat there is littlespacebetween theoccupantand thewindshield.
Small
- baby
- bijou
- bite-sized
- compactly
- diminutive
- dwarf
- midget
- modest
- on the large, small, etc. sideidiom
- pint-sized
- pocket handkerchief
- pocket-sized
- poky
- sampler
- shoe box
- shrunken
- skimpy
- slightness
- smallish
- wee