pygmy (Meaning)
pygmy (n)
an unusually small individual
any member of various peoples having an average height of less than five feet
pygmy (n.)
One of a race of Central African Negritos found chiefly in the great forests of the equatorial belt. THey are the shortest of known races, the adults ranging from less than four to about five feet in stature. They are timid and shy, dwelling in the recesses of the forests, though often on good terms with neighboring Negroes.
Synonyms & Antonyms of pygmy
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
- whopping
- gigantic
- sizeable
- oversized
- massive
- great
- big
- grand
- big
- oversize
- galactic
- handsome
- mountainous
- outsize
- considerable
- huge
- grand
- massive
- husky
- giant
- gigantic
- oversized
- mammoth
- colossal
- outsized
- mountainous
- substantial
- large
- great
- handsome
- whopping
- goodly
- oversize
- outsize
- goodly
- huge
- substantial
- outsized
- mammoth
- bulky
- giant
- sizeable
- enormous
- colossal
- considerable
- enormous
- husky
- galactic
- bulky
- sizable
- large
- sizable
Synonyms:
- puny
- subnormal
- half-pint
- undersize
- smallish
- undersized
- dinky
- sparse
- mini
- dwarfish
- fine
- toylike
- spare
- bantam
- miniaturized
- slender
- poor
- Lilliputian
- pint-size
- stunted
- pocket-sized
- pint-sized
- slight
- shrimpy
- pocket-size
Antonyms:
- plentiful
- hulking
- ample
- fat
- broad
- biggish
- broad
- monolithic
- voluminous
- largish
- Brobdingnagian
- elephantine
- bountiful
- boxcar
- whacking
- ample
- monstrous
- Himalayan
- cavernous
- overscaled
- immense
- elephantine
- humongous
- titanic
- wide
- boxcar
- gross
- king-size
- overscale
- king-sized
- leviathan
- abundant
- heroic
- appreciable
- stupendous
- monolithic
- overscaled
- liberal
- wide
- monstrous
- gross
- bountiful
- humongous
- jumbo
- tremendous
- fat
- healthy
- generous
- largish
- copious
- prodigious
- heroic
- cyclopean
- herculean
- herculean
- appreciable
- pharaonic
- copious
- humungous
- biggish
- immense
- generous
- liberal
- plenteous
- staggering
- whacking
- hefty
- tremendous
- king-sized
- jumbo
- plenteous
- hefty
- titanic
- thick
- vast
- cyclopean
- tidy
- monumental
- leviathan
- staggering
- hulking
- thick
- Himalayan
- cosmic
- healthy
- overscale
- Brobdingnagian
- heroical
- plentiful
- gargantuan
- cavernous
- prodigious
- tidy
- monumental
- humungous
- pharaonic
- stupendous
- gargantuan
- cosmic
- voluminous
- king-size
- abundant
- heroical
- vast
Synonyms:
- wanting
- scrubby
- runty
- lacking
- meager
- little bitty
- infinitesimal
- weeny
- slim
- teeny-weeny
- scarce
- pinpoint
- bitty
- meagre
- inadequate
- micro
- weensy
- teensy-weensy
- runtish
- scant
- minikin
- insufficient
- skimpy
- teeny
- minim
- toy
- wee
- inappreciable
- deficient
- niggardly
- minuscule
- microscopic
- microscopical
- scanty
- stingy
- minute
- teensy
Antonyms:
pygmy Sentence Examples
- The pygmy is a member of an ethnic group characterized by their short stature.
- Pygmy elephants are a subspecies known for their small size, found in certain regions of Southeast Asia.
- Pygmy marmosets are considered the smallest monkeys in the world, native to the rainforests of South America.
- Pygmy hippos inhabit dense forests and swamps in West Africa, where they are known for their shy and elusive nature.
- The term "pygmy" is often used in a non-literal sense to describe anything exceptionally small or diminutive.
- Pygmy goats are a popular breed known for their compact size and friendly disposition.
- Pygmy chameleons are small reptiles found in Madagascar, known for their ability to change color to blend with their surroundings.
- Pygmy seahorses are tiny marine creatures, often no larger than a fingernail, found in coral reefs throughout the Indo-Pacific region.
- The pygmy shrew is one of the smallest mammals in the world, with a body length of only a few centimeters.
- Pygmy rabbits are small lagomorphs native to the western United States, adapted to life in arid sagebrush habitats.
FAQs About the word pygmy
an unusually small individual, any member of various peoples having an average height of less than five feetOne of a race of Central African Negritos found chie
pocket, little,diminutive, tiny, dwarf, miniature, small, puny, subnormal, half-pint
whopping, gigantic, sizeable, oversized, massive, great, big, grand, big, oversize
The pygmy is a member of an ethnic group characterized by their short stature.
Pygmy elephants are a subspecies known for their small size, found in certain regions of Southeast Asia.
Pygmy marmosets are considered the smallest monkeys in the world, native to the rainforests of South America.
Pygmy hippos inhabit dense forests and swamps in West Africa, where they are known for their shy and elusive nature.
