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Dwarf

/dwɔɹf/ · noun

Meaning

(mythology) Any member of a race of beings from (especially Scandinavian and other Germanic) folklore, usually depicted as having some sort of supernatural powers and being skilled in crafting and metalworking, often as short with long beards, and sometimes as clashing with elves..

Definitions by Sense

  1. (mythology) Any member of a race of beings from (especially Scandinavian and other Germanic) folklore, usually depicted as having some sort of supernatural powers and being skilled in crafting and metalworking, often as short with long beards, and sometimes as clashing with elves.
  2. (now sometimes offensive) A person of short stature, often one whose limbs are disproportionately small in relation to the body as compared with typical adults, usually as the result of a genetic condition.
  3. An animal, plant or other thing much smaller than the usual of its sort.
  4. (astronomy) A dwarf star.
  5. (especially in botany) Miniature.
  6. (transitive) To render (much) smaller, turn into a dwarf (version).
  7. (transitive) To make appear (much) smaller, puny, tiny; to be much larger than.
  8. (transitive) To make appear insignificant.

Example Sentences

[T]he elf king and his queen made a royal progress every noon with a splendid retinue of dwarves and sprites, […]
Nidavellir, which is sometimes called Svartalfheim, where the dwarfs (who are also known as dark elves) live beneath the mountains and build their remarkable creations.
dwarf tree
dwarf honeysuckle
But none of those brown dwarfs were speeding along on a trajectory that would carry them out of the galaxy like “runaway” hypervelocity stars observed by astronomers in the last two decades.
The specimen is a very dwarf form of the plant.
It is possible to grow the plants as dwarf as one desires.
The newly-built skyscraper dwarfs all older buildings in the downtown skyline.

Synonyms for dwarf

dwarfindwarrowelfmidgetpygmyruntminiaturizeshrinkeclipseovershadowoutshadowoutshineoutdoput to shameupstagesurpassoutmatchoutstriplittlesmallgnomedwarfishshadow

Antonyms for dwarf

ettingiant

Related Words

littlegnomesmallovershadowshadowmidgetmanwomanwifepygmyshortyruntshortstuntingstuntfreakspeciesnanoclosedkit

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does dwarf mean?

Dwarf means (mythology) Any member of a race of beings from (especially Scandinavian and other Germanic) folklore, usually depicted as having some sort of supernatural powers and being skilled in crafting and metalworking, often as short with long beards, and sometimes as clashing with elves..

What is a synonym for dwarf?

Common synonyms include dwarfin, dwarrow, elf, midget.

What is the opposite of dwarf?

Possible antonyms include ettin, giant.

How do you use dwarf in a sentence?

[T]he elf king and his queen made a royal progress every noon with a splendid retinue of dwarves and sprites, […]

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