Dwarf — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a person who is markedly small

a legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛndˈɪɹz/

🇬🇧British English

/dwˈɔːf/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dwˈɔːf/

1 syllable Say it as /ɛndˈɪɹz/.

Examples

This year's debt dwarfs that of last year
the lack of sunlight dwarfed these pines

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

gnome midget shadow overshadow nanus

Parts of Speech

noun	a person who is markedly small
noun	a legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure
noun	a plant or animal that is atypically small
verb	make appear small by comparison “This year's debt dwarfs that of last year”
verb	check the growth of “the lack of sunlight dwarfed these pines”

Word Forms

dwarf	verb	check the growth of
gnomic	adjective	relating to or containing gnomes
shadow	noun	a dominating and pervasive presence
dwarf	noun	a person who is markedly small

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Zwerg

eine Person, die ausgesprochen klein ist

🇫🇷French

nain

une personne qui est nettement petite

🇪🇸Spanish

enano

una persona que es marcadamente pequeña

🇮🇹Italian

nano

una persona decisamente piccola

🇳🇱Dutch

dwerg

iemand die opvallend klein is

🇵🇹Portuguese

anão

uma pessoa que é marcadamente pequena

🇷🇺Russian

карлик

человек заметно маленького роста

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बौना आदमी

एक व्यक्ति जो स्पष्ट रूप से छोटा है

🇧🇩Bengali

বামন

একজন ব্যক্তি যিনি উল্লেখযোগ্যভাবে ছোট

🇮🇳Tamil

குள்ள

குறிப்பிடத்தக்க அளவு சிறிய நபர்

🇮🇳Telugu

మరగుజ్జు

చాలా చిన్న వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

बटू

एक व्यक्ती जी स्पष्टपणे लहान आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

વામન

એક વ્યક્તિ જે નોંધપાત્ર રીતે નાની છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕುಬ್ಜ

ಗಮನಾರ್ಹವಾಗಿ ಚಿಕ್ಕ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കുള്ളൻ

വളരെ ചെറുതായ ഒരു വ്യക്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੌਣਾ

ਇੱਕ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਸਪੱਸ਼ਟ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਛੋਟਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

بونا

ایک شخص جو واضح طور پر چھوٹا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

矮人

一个明显很小的人

🇯🇵Japanese

ドワーフ

著しく小さい人

🇰🇷Korean

난쟁이

눈에 띄게 작은 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

người lùn

một người nhỏ bé rõ rệt

🇹🇭Thai

แคระ

คนที่ตัวเล็กอย่างเห็นได้ชัด

🇮🇩Indonesian

kerdil

seseorang yang sangat kecil

🇵🇭Filipino

duwende

isang taong kapansin-pansing maliit

🇲🇾Malay

kerdil

seorang yang sangat kecil

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

قزم

شخص صغير بشكل ملحوظ

🇮🇷Persian

کوتوله

فردی که به طور مشخص کوچک است

🇹🇷Turkish

cüce

oldukça küçük olan bir kişi

🇮🇱Hebrew

גַמָד

אדם קטן באופן ניכר

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