dwarfism C2 Topic:Numbers & Quantity US /ˈdwɔɹfɪzəm/ UK /ˈdwɔːfɪzəm/ See IPA manual Freq #107805 Meanings 1 noun A medical condition that causes a person to be much shorter than average. His dwarfism never stopped him from becoming a professional athlete. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a medical condition that... nanism Word family Forms dwarfisms Derived forms semidwarfism Etymology AI details From dwarf + -ism. Topics Numbers & Quantity Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # dwarfism **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈdwɔɹfɪzəm/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈdwɔːfɪzəm/ **Frequency rank:** 107805 ## Meanings 1. A medical condition that causes a person to be much shorter than average. ## Examples - His dwarfism never stopped him from becoming a professional athlete. ## Derived Forms - semidwarfism ## Etymology From dwarf + -ism. ## AI Etymology Dwarfism is from dwarf + -ism. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix. Current senses include a medical condition that causes a person to be much shorter than average. The wider family includes derived forms such as semidwarfism. ## Topics - Numbers & Quantity - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown