Main Entry:

¹dwarf

Pronunciation:

\ˈdwȯrf\

Function:

noun

Inflected Form(s):

plural dwarfs \ˈdwȯrfs\ also dwarves \ˈdwȯrvz\

Usage:

often attributive

Etymology:

Middle English dwerg, dwerf, from Old English dweorg, dweorh; akin to Old High German twerg dwarf

Date:

before 12th century

1 a: a person of unusually small stature ; especially : one whose bodily proportions are abnormal b: an insignificant person <a literary dwarf>2: an animal or plant much below normal size3: a small legendary manlike being who is usually misshapen and ugly and skilled as a craftsman4: a star (as the sun) of ordinary or low luminosity and relatively small mass and size

— dwarf·ish \ˈdwȯr-fish\ adjective

— dwarf·ish·ly adverb

— dwarf·ish·ness noun

— dwarf·like \ˈdwȯrf-ˌlīk\ adjective

— dwarf·ness \ˈdwȯrf-nəs\ noun