pigmies
Very small folk
Pigmies is an older spelling variant of pygmies, the plural of pygmy.
A pygmy is a member of certain peoples of short stature, particularly from equatorial Africa and Southeast Asia.
The term extends to anything unusually small for its kind: a pygmy hippopotamus.
As an adjective, it means diminutive or insignificant: pygmy efforts at reform.
Diminutive folkloric being
- smallLimited in size
- diminutiveVery small, or nickname form
- tinyExtremely small in size
- miniatureReduced-scale representation
short · little · undersized · petite · stunted · compact · slight · elfin
Middle of the continent
- CongoMajor Central African waterway
- rainforestWet tropical woodland ecosystem
- hunter-gatherersSubsistence through wild resources
- foragersThose seeking wild food
indigenous · short stature · tribal · forest dwellers · equatorial · nomadic · traditional · ancestors
Mythical small beings
- little peopleMythical diminutive beings
- spritesTiny supernatural beings
- gnomesMythical earth-dwelling dwarfs
- elvesMythical small beings
fairies · brownies · leprechauns · folklore · legend · mythical · Iliad · cranes
Lacking importance or consequence
- unimportantLacking significance or weight
- minorScale with lowered third
- inferiorOf lower rank
- lightweightLacking mass or importance
nonentity · nobody · mediocrity · small fry · second-rate · lesser · trivial · inconsequential
dwarf
Diminutive folkloric being
- smallLimited in size
- diminutiveVery small, or nickname form
- tinyExtremely small in size
miniature · short · little · undersized · petite · stunted · compact · slight · elfin · Lilliputian
Central Africa
Middle of the continent
- CongoMajor Central African waterway
- rainforestWet tropical woodland ecosystem
- hunter-gatherersSubsistence through wild resources
foragers · indigenous · short stature · tribal · forest dwellers · equatorial · nomadic · traditional · ancestors · ethnography
dwarves
Mythical small beings
- little peopleMythical diminutive beings
- spritesTiny supernatural beings
- gnomesMythical earth-dwelling dwarfs
elves · fairies · brownies · leprechauns · folklore · legend · mythical · Iliad · cranes · Homer
insignificant
Lacking importance or consequence
- unimportantLacking significance or weight
- minorScale with lowered third
- inferiorOf lower rank
lightweight · nonentity · nobody · mediocrity · small fry · second-rate · lesser · trivial · inconsequential · amateur
pigmiesgiants
Beings of immense stature
titans · colossi · behemoths · goliaths · colossuses
pigmiesgiants
Beings of immense stature
titans · colossuses · powerhouses · juggernauts · heavyweights