Word Type

Noun

Adjective

The word "pygmy" can be used as noun and adjective.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

ettin giant

Derived Terms

African pygmy goat American pygmy goat Eurasian pygmy owl cotton pygmy goose micropygmy pygmy backswimmer pygmy blue whale pygmy chimpanzee pygmy cormorant pygmy falcon pygmy giant panda pygmy hippo pygmy hippopotamus pygmy hog pygmy killer whale pygmy marmoset pygmy owl pygmy percher pygmy placed on the shoulders of giants pygmy possum pygmy rabbit pygmy right whale pygmy sperm whale pygmy squid pygmy tyrant pygmy woodpecker pygmydom pygmyhood pygmyish pygmyism snake and pygmy pie western pygmy blue

Context

capitalized greek mythology

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

small person

Type Of (IsA)

small person

Related Terms

Negrito pygmoid

Related Terms

dwarf dwarfish equatorial africa insignificant negrito people pygmoid race stature

Synonym Network

dwarf dwarfish midget pigmy pygmyish

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.