pygmydom

/ˈpɪɡmiˌdoʊm/

Definitions

1. noun

a state or condition of being of or pertaining to the pygmies, or a place of or pertaining to the pygmies

“The anthropologist spent years studying the pygmydom of the remote village in central Africa.”

2. noun

a state or condition of being dwarfed or stunted

“The disease left him in a state of pygmydom, causing him to lose his adult height.”

Synonyms

  • dwarfism
  • pygmyism

Antonyms

  • gigantism
  • gigantism