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单词 midget
释义

midget

noun

midg·​et ˈmi-jət How to pronounce midget (audio)
often attributive
1
: something (such as an animal) much smaller than usual
2
sometimes offensive : a very small person and especially one of unusually small size
3
: a front-engine, single-seat, open-wheel racing car smaller and of less engine displacement than standard cars of the type

Synonyms

  • diminutive
  • dwarf
  • mite
  • peewee
  • pygmy
  • pigmy
  • runt
  • scrub
  • shrimp
  • Tom Thumb
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Example Sentences

a breed that is the midget of the horse world

Word History

Etymology

midge

First Known Use

1816, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

midget 1 of 2

noun

midg·​et ˈmi-jət How to pronounce midget (audio)
sometimes offensive
: a person who is much smaller than normal
Hint: In the past, this word was not considered offensive. In recent years, however, some people have come to find the word hurtful, and you may offend someone by using it.

midget

2 of 2

adjective

: much smaller than usual or normal
a midget horse

Medical Definition

midget

noun

midg·​et ˈmij-ət How to pronounce midget (audio)
sometimes offensive
: a very small person and especially one of unusually small size

midget 1 of 2

noun

as in diminutive
a living thing much smaller than others of its kind a breed that is the midget of the horse world

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • diminutive
  • dwarf
  • shrimp
  • miniature
  • pygmy
  • peewee
  • mini
  • runt
  • pigmy
  • scrub
  • bantam
  • mite
  • Tom Thumb
  • homunculus
  • nubbin
  • mannikin
  • manikin
  • half-pint
  • hop-o'-my-thumb

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • giant
  • monster
  • colossus
  • behemoth
  • mammoth
  • jumbo
  • whale
  • titan
  • leviathan
  • whopper
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midget

2 of 2

adjective

as in pygmy

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • pygmy
  • miniature
  • diminutive
  • bantam
  • tiny
  • teeny
  • wee
  • bitty
  • micro
  • petite
  • microscopic
  • teensy
  • mini
  • minuscule
  • microminiature
  • undersized
  • puny
  • infinitesimal
  • smallish
  • dwarfish
  • Lilliputian
  • pocket
  • pint-sized
  • microscopical
  • little bitty
  • teeny-weeny
  • teensy-weensy
  • small
  • dinky
  • pint-size
  • undersize
  • little
  • minute
  • half-pint

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • giant
  • monster
  • gigantic
  • cosmic
  • mammoth
  • mighty
  • huge
  • monstrous
  • massive
  • galactic
  • enormous
  • jumbo
  • cyclopean
  • colossal
  • elephantine
  • super
  • grand
  • titanic
  • mega
  • gargantuan
  • planetary
  • humongous
  • prodigious
  • heroic
  • mountainous
  • supersized
  • astronomical
  • leviathan
  • tremendous
  • vast
  • monumental
  • big
  • immense
  • cosmical
  • oceanic
  • whopping
  • heroical
  • major
  • herculean
  • astronomic
  • bumper
  • oversized
  • pharaonic
  • great
  • gross
  • substantial
  • humungous
  • bulky
  • vasty
  • handsome
  • good
  • considerable
  • sizeable
  • oversize
  • supersize
  • sizable
  • overgrown
  • outsized
  • extensive
  • whacking
  • outsize
  • voluminous
  • goodly
  • king-sized
  • largish
  • king-size
  • hefty
  • gigantesque
  • hulking
  • walloping
  • Brobdingnagian
  • super-duper
  • tidy
  • formidable
  • Himalayan
  • majestic
  • imposing
  • grandiose
  • lofty
  • august
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