Dwarf and Slight

Dwarf

Dwarf noun - A living thing much smaller than others of its kind.

Slight and dwarf are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Slight" instead an adjective "Dwarf".

Nearby Words: dwarfed, dwarfish, dwarfing

Slight

Slight adjective - Of a size that is less than average.
Usage example: the slight youth packed a surprisingly solid punch

Dwarf and slight are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dwarf" instead an adjective "Slight".

How words are described

small small dwarf small slight
real real dwarf real slight
great great dwarf great slight
tiny tiny dwarf tiny slight
Other adjectives: unnamed.

Both words in one sentence

  • Legolas in The Lord of the Rings claims to only feel a "slight tingling in [his] fingers" after drinking enough ale to make Gimli, a dwarf, pass out.
  • The dwarves of Warhammer Fantasy keep an enormous Book of Grudges, in which every slight and insult made to a dwarf in inscribed.
  • Video Game / Dwarf Fortress Given a particularly weak monster or tough dwarf, the combat reports of the victim being strangled can go on for pages before the attacker passes out from exhaustion, giving the victim a slight chance to catch their breath before the monster wakes up and goes about it some more.
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