Dwarf meaning

What does “dwarf” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“dwarf” is a noun and verb with 5 meanings. Its most common meaning is: a person who is markedly small.

dwarf

noun

  1. a person who is markedly small

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

    Synonymsgnome
  3. a plant or animal that is atypically small

verb

  1. make appear small by comparison

    “This year's debt dwarfs that of last year”

  2. check the growth of

    “the lack of sunlight dwarfed these pines”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University