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dwarf
  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 depicted as short, and sometimes depicted as clashing with elves.
  2. (offensive) A person of short stature, often one whose limbs are disproportionately small in relation to the body as compared with normal 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 star of relatively small size.
  5. Synonyms:
  6. Examples:
    1. “Tyrion uses his wit and intellect to overcome the prejudice he faces as a dwarf.”
      “They were afraid of the wicked dwarf under the bridge.”
      “The Chuyachaqui is a mythical dwarf with one human foot and one hoof.”
dwarfdom
  1. The world of dwarfs (mythical creatures).
  2. The state of being a dwarf (the star, or the mythical creature)
dwarfness
  1. The quality of being a dwarf, or unusually small specimen.
  2. Examples:
    1. “There are plants that are dwarf and can transmit only dwarfness to offspring.”
      “Tallness, being an impulse toward extension, can never be dwarfness, which is an impulse toward contraction.”
      “If we are to get the effect of dwarfness, we must be sure that the stock is itself really dwarf.”
dwarfling
dwarfishness
  1. The quality of being dwarfish.
dwarfess
  1. (fantasy) A female dwarf.
dwarfism
  1. The condition of being a dwarf.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “There was no history of familial dwarfism or known exposure to teratogenic drugs.”
      “The physical characteristics associated with this disorder include gargoylism and dwarfism.”
      “Another form of dwarfism that was formerly included in the spectrum of achondroplasia is dystrophic dwarfism.”
dwarflings
dwarfisms
dwarfesses
  1. plural of dwarfess
dwarfs
dwarves
  1. plural of dwarf
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Up ahead, sat two large doors set into the stone with two short dwarves guarding them.”
      “The dwarves immediately start cutting stone blocks and constructing a wall across the front gate.”
      “It is set in the world of the traditional fairy tale, with a cast of elves, dwarves, trolls and goblins as well as hobbits and humans.”
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