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 size
3 : a small legendary manlike being who is usually misshapen and ugly and skilled as a craftsman
4 : 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