Pygmy

or Pig·my

[ pig-mee ]

/ ˈpɪg mi /

noun, plural Pyg·mies.

Anthropology.

a member of a small-statured people native to equatorial Africa.
a Negrito of southeastern Asia, or of the Andaman or Philippine islands.

(lowercase)Disparaging and Offensive. a small or dwarfish person.

(lowercase) anything very small of its kind.

(lowercase) a person who is of small importance, or who has some quality, attribute, etc., in very small measure.

Classical Mythology. (in the Iliad) one of a race of dwarfs who fought battles with cranes, who preyed on them and destroyed their fields.

adjective

(often lowercase) of or relating to the Pygmies.

(lowercase) of very small size, capacity, power, etc.

Origin of Pygmy

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English pigmēis, plural of pigmē, from Latin Pygmaeus, from Greek pygmaîos “dwarfish” (adjective), Pygmy (noun), equivalent to pyg(mḗ)) “distance from elbow to knuckles” + -aios adjective suffix

synonym study for Pygmy

2. See dwarf.

OTHER WORDS FROM Pygmy

pygmoid, adjectivepyg·my·ish, adjectivepyg·my·ism, noun

Words nearby Pygmy

pyesis, pygidium, pygmaean, Pygmalion, pygmalionism, Pygmy, pygmy chimpanzee, pygmy elephant, pygmy glider, pygmy hippopotamus, pygmy owl

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British Dictionary definitions for Pygmy (1 of 2)

pygmy

pigmy

/ (ˈpɪɡmɪ) /

noun plural -mies

an abnormally undersized person

something that is a very small example of its type

a person of little importance or significance

(modifier) of very small stature or size

Derived forms of pygmy

pygmaean or pygmean (pɪɡˈmiːən), adjective

Word Origin for pygmy

C14 pigmeis the Pygmies, from Latin Pygmaeus a Pygmy, from Greek pugmaios undersized, from pugmē fist

British Dictionary definitions for Pygmy (2 of 2)

Pygmy

Pigmy

/ (ˈpɪɡmɪ) /

noun plural -mies

a member of one of the dwarf peoples of Equatorial Africa, noted for their hunting and forest culture

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Cultural definitions for Pygmy

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. The most widely studied Pygmies are the Mbuti of northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, who pursue a nomadic hunting and gathering subsistence (see nomadism and hunting and gathering societies), but have established complex interdependent relationships with their non-Pygmy farming neighbors.

Medical definitions for Pygmy

pygmy

[ pĭg′mē ]

n.

An individual of unusually small size.

Pygmy A member of any of various peoples, especially found in equatorial Africa and parts of southeast Asia, having an average height less than 5 feet.

adj.

Unusually or atypically small.

单词	pygmy
释义	Pygmy or Pig·my [ pig-mee ] / ˈpɪg mi / noun, plural Pyg·mies. Anthropology. a member of a small-statured people native to equatorial Africa. a Negrito of southeastern Asia, or of the Andaman or Philippine islands. (lowercase)Disparaging and Offensive. a small or dwarfish person. (lowercase) anything very small of its kind. (lowercase) a person who is of small importance, or who has some quality, attribute, etc., in very small measure. Classical Mythology. (in the Iliad) one of a race of dwarfs who fought battles with cranes, who preyed on them and destroyed their fields. adjective (often lowercase) of or relating to the Pygmies. (lowercase) of very small size, capacity, power, etc. Origin of Pygmy First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English pigmēis, plural of pigmē, from Latin Pygmaeus, from Greek pygmaîos “dwarfish” (adjective), Pygmy (noun), equivalent to pyg(mḗ)) “distance from elbow to knuckles” + -aios adjective suffix synonym study for Pygmy 2. See dwarf. OTHER WORDS FROM Pygmy pygmoid, adjectivepyg·my·ish, adjectivepyg·my·ism, noun Words nearby Pygmy pyesis, pygidium, pygmaean, Pygmalion, pygmalionism, Pygmy, pygmy chimpanzee, pygmy elephant, pygmy glider, pygmy hippopotamus, pygmy owl Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for Pygmy (1 of 2) pygmy pigmy / (ˈpɪɡmɪ) / noun plural -mies an abnormally undersized person something that is a very small example of its type a person of little importance or significance (modifier) of very small stature or size Derived forms of pygmy pygmaean or pygmean (pɪɡˈmiːən), adjective Word Origin for pygmy C14 pigmeis the Pygmies, from Latin Pygmaeus a Pygmy, from Greek pugmaios undersized, from pugmē fist British Dictionary definitions for Pygmy (2 of 2) Pygmy Pigmy / (ˈpɪɡmɪ) / noun plural -mies a member of one of the dwarf peoples of Equatorial Africa, noted for their hunting and forest culture Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for Pygmy 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. The most widely studied Pygmies are the Mbuti of northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, who pursue a nomadic hunting and gathering subsistence (see nomadism and hunting and gathering societies), but have established complex interdependent relationships with their non-Pygmy farming neighbors. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. Medical definitions for Pygmy pygmy [ pĭg′mē ] n. An individual of unusually small size. Pygmy A member of any of various peoples, especially found in equatorial Africa and parts of southeast Asia, having an average height less than 5 feet. adj. Unusually or atypically small. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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