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Meaning of dwarfism | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈdwɔɹfɪzəm

Definitions

  1. The condition of being a dwarf (person of short stature).
    countable, uncountable
  2. The quality of being puny or inferior.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Català nanisme
Deutsch Kleinwuchs
Ελληνικά νανισμός
Esperanto naneco
Español enanismo
Suomi kääpiökasvu kääpiökasvuisuus
Français nanisme
Galego ananismo
עברית גמדות
हिन्दी नाटापन
Bahasa Indonesia dwarfisme
Italiano nanismo
日本語 小人症 矮性
Қазақша ергежейлік
Polski karłowatość
Português nanismo
Română nanism
Русский ка́рликовость
Svenska dvärgväxt kortvuxenhet
Türkçe cücelik

Examples

“Studies of disproportionate dwarfisms in animals have revealed the importance of core proteins an sulfation in the development of cartilage.”
“Childish, childish to the core: that's why they're so good at nursing, they're arrested in a state of permanent intellectual dwarfism themselves!”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

dwarfkind dwarfling dwarfmaid Dwarfness Dwarfs dwarfsploitation

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