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- DictionaryPyg·my/ˈpiɡmē/
noun
- 1. a member of certain peoples of very short stature in equatorial Africa and parts of Southeast Asia.
- 2. something that is very small: derogatory "they were pygmies compared to the current satellites"
adjective
- 1. used in names of animals and plants that are much smaller than more typical kinds, e.g., pygmy hippopotamus, pygmy water lily.
The meaning of PYGMY is any of a race of dwarfs described by ancient Greek authors. How to use pygmy in a sentence.
noun [ C ] disapproving (also pigmy) uk / ˈpɪɡ.mi / us / ˈpɪɡ.mi /. someone who is not important or who has little skill: a political pygmy. an intellectual pygmy. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. People of little importance. cannon fodder. Cinderella.
Pygmy. A member of any ethnic group in which the average height of the adult male is less than four feet, eleven inches. There are Pygmy tribes in dense rain-forest areas of central Africa, southern India, Malaysia, and the Philippines.
pygmy. noun [ C ] disapproving (also pigmy) us / ˈpɪɡ.mi / uk / ˈpɪɡ.mi /. someone who is not important or who has little skill: a political pygmy. an intellectual pygmy. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. People of little importance. a cog in a/the machine idiom.
A pygmy is a member of a group of very short people who live in Africa or south-east Asia.
There are 11 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word pygmy, two of which are labelled obsolete, and two of which are considered offensive. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
noun. any member of various peoples having an average height of less than five feet. synonyms: Pigmy.
1. (Medicine) an abnormally undersized person. 2. something that is a very small example of its type. 3. a person of little importance or significance. 4. ( modifier) of very small stature or size.
pygmy, a person who is of small importance, or who has some quality, attribute, etc., in very small measure.
Jun 13, 2024 · Noun. [ edit] pygmy (plural pygmies) (often capitalized) A member of one of various Ancient Equatorial African tribal peoples, notable for their very short stature . ( Greek mythology) A member of a race of dwarfs . ( figuratively, derogatory, offensive) Any dwarfish person or thing.
