pigmy Sentence Examples
- The pygmy hippopotamus is a smaller relative of the common hippopotamus.
- Pygmy marmosets are the smallest species of primates in the world.
- The pygmy elephant is a subspecies of African elephant found in Central Africa.
- Pygmy antelopes are small, elusive creatures found in the grasslands of Africa.
- The pygmy hedgehog is a tiny hedgehog with soft, silky spines.
- Pygmy owlet-nightjars are obscure, nocturnal birds that inhabit forests.
- Pygmy sperm whales are diminutive relatives of giant sperm whales.
- The pygmy squid is a deep-sea cephalopod with bioluminescent organs.
- Pygmy sloths are tree-dwelling sloths found in Panama and Costa Rica.
- Pygmy chameleons are some of the most miniature species of chameleons.
pigmy Meaning
pigmy (n)
an unusually small individual
any member of various peoples having an average height of less than five feet
pigmy (n.)
See Pygmy.
Synonyms & Antonyms of pigmy
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
- whopping
- outsized
- handsome
- gigantic
- big
- husky
- gigantic
- mammoth
- bulky
- mountainous
- huge
- oversize
- enormous
- massive
- oversized
- big
- huge
- sizable
- substantial
- grand
- galactic
- whopping
- oversize
- considerable
- mountainous
- giant
- sizeable
- galactic
- outsized
- great
- colossal
- mammoth
- considerable
- goodly
- handsome
- outsize
- large
- substantial
- colossal
- enormous
- oversized
- large
- bulky
- massive
- outsize
- great
- husky
- sizable
- grand
- giant
- sizeable
- goodly
Synonyms:
- pint-sized
- bantam
- subnormal
- shrimpy
- sparse
- pocket-size
- pocket-sized
- slight
- puny
- smallish
- half-pint
- lilliputian
- toylike
- undersized
- miniaturized
- fine
- dwarfish
- slender
- undersize
- stunted
- spare
- mini
- pint-size
- dinky
- poor
Antonyms:
- liberal
- gross
- heroical
- humungous
- overscale
- whacking
- broad
- king-sized
- himalayan
- tidy
- cavernous
- bountiful
- leviathan
- plentiful
- plenteous
- fat
- immense
- hefty
- ample
- prodigious
- stupendous
- humongous
- thick
- cyclopean
- cavernous
- boxcar
- thick
- abundant
- herculean
- elephantine
- gargantuan
- monumental
- gargantuan
- largish
- gross
- heroic
- pharaonic
- leviathan
- vast
- cyclopean
- plentiful
- hulking
- biggish
- abundant
- monstrous
- generous
- king-sized
- hulking
- king-size
- staggering
- healthy
- broad
- healthy
- pharaonic
- brobdingnagian
- generous
- whacking
- brobdingnagian
- monstrous
- vast
- monumental
- staggering
- tidy
- cosmic
- king-size
- humungous
- copious
- appreciable
- titanic
- plenteous
- immense
- himalayan
- wide
- prodigious
- titanic
- boxcar
- jumbo
- overscale
- appreciable
- monolithic
- overscaled
- cosmic
- herculean
- liberal
- voluminous
- copious
- elephantine
- largish
- fat
- wide
- hefty
- voluminous
- ample
- heroical
- tremendous
- tremendous
- jumbo
- overscaled
- heroic
- monolithic
- humongous
- stupendous
- bountiful
- biggish
Synonyms:
- runty
- deficient
- inadequate
- pinpoint
- teensy-weensy
- meagre
- scant
- teeny-weeny
- lacking
- infinitesimal
- weensy
- minute
- minuscule
- stingy
- insufficient
- weeny
- wee
- scrubby
- microscopical
- minikin
- wanting
- microscopic
- teensy
- runtish
- little-bitty
- teeny
- scanty
- micro
- bitty
- slim
- niggardly
- scarce
- meager
- skimpy
- inappreciable
- toy
- minim
Antonyms:
FAQs About the word pigmy
an unusually small individual, any member of various peoples having an average height of less than five feetSee Pygmy.
little, small, tiny,diminutive, pocket, miniature, dwarf, pint-sized, bantam, subnormal
whopping, outsized, handsome, gigantic, big, husky, gigantic, mammoth, bulky, mountainous
The pygmy hippopotamus is a smaller relative of the common hippopotamus.
Pygmy marmosets are the smallest species of primates in the world.
The pygmy elephant is a subspecies of African elephant found in Central Africa.
Pygmy antelopes are small, elusive creatures found in the grasslands of Africa.
