English-Thai Dictionary

midge

N แมลง ตัวเล็กช นิดหนึ่ง ที่ กัด คน และ สัตว์ มี รูปร่าง คล้าย ยุง  ma-lang-tua-lek-cha-nid-nuang-ti-kad-me-rub-rang-klai-yuang

 

midget

ADJ เล็ก มาก  น้อย มาก  เล็ก ที่สุด  แคระ  lek-mak

 

midget

N คน ตัวเล็ก มาก  คน แคระ  คน เตี้ย แคระ  dwarf pygmy mannikin kon-tua-lek-mak

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

MIDGE

n.A gnat or flea. [Not used. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

MIDGE

Midge, n. Etym: [OE. migge, AS. mycge; akin to OS. muggia, D. mug, G.mücke, OHG. mucca, Icel. m, Sw. mygga, mygg, Dan. myg; perh. named from its buzzing; cf. Gr. (Zoöl.)

 

1. Any one of many small, delicate, long-legged flies of the Chironomus, and allied genera, which do not bite. Their larvæ are usually aquatic.

 

2. A very small fly, abundant in many parts of the United States and Canada, noted for the irritating quality of its bite.

 

Note: The name is also applied to various other small flies. See Wheat midge, under Wheat.

 

MIDGET

Midg "et, n. Etym: [Dim. of midge. ]

 

1. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: A minute bloodsucking fly. [Local, U. S.]

 

2. A very diminutive person.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

midge

midge |mij mɪʤ | ▶noun 1 a small two-winged fly that is often seen in swarms near water or marshy areas where it breeds. [The families Chironomidae (the nonbiting midges ), and Ceratopogonidae (see biting midge ): numerous species. ] • [ with modifier ] any of a number of small flies whose larvae can be pests of plants, typically producing galls or damaging leaves. 2 informal a small person. ORIGIN Old English mycg (e ), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch mug and German Mücke, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin musca and Greek muia ‘fly. ’

 

midget

mid get |ˈmijit ˈmɪʤɪt | ▶noun often offensive an extremely or unusually small person. ▶adjective [ attrib. ] very small: a midget submarine. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from midge + -et 1 .

 

Oxford Dictionary

midge

midge |mɪdʒ | ▶noun 1 a small or minute two-winged fly that forms swarms and breeds near water or marshy areas. ●The families Chironomidae (the non-biting midges ), and Ceratopogonidae (see biting midge ): numerous species. • [ with modifier ] used in names of other small flies whose larvae can be pests of plants, typically producing galls or damaging leaves. 2 informal a small person. ORIGIN Old English mycg (e ), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch mug and German Mücke, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin musca and Greek muia ‘fly ’.

 

midget

midget |ˈmɪdʒɪt | ▶noun a very small person or thing. • offensive a person affected by dwarfism. ▶adjective very small: a midget submarine. • Canadian denoting a level of amateur sport typically involving children aged between sixteen and seventeen: midget hockey. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from midge + -et 1 .

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

midget

midget noun the inhabitants must have been midgets: small person, dwarf, homunculus, Lilliputian, gnome, pygmy; informal shrimp. ▶adjective 1 a story about midget matadors: diminutive, dwarfish, petite, very small, pygmy; informal pint-sized, peewee. ANTONYMS giant. 2 a midget camera: miniature, pocket, dwarf, baby, mini. ANTONYMS giant.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

midget

midget noun offensive small person, short person, person of restricted growth; offensive dwarf, pygmy; rare homunculus, manikin, Lilliputian. ▶adjective 1 a midget lettuce: dwarf, miniature, baby. 2 diminutive, dwarfish, petite, elfin, very small, pocket, toy, pygmy; informal pint-sized, sawn-off. 3 a midget camera: miniature, pocket. ANTONYMS giant. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD midget Although the terms midget, dwarf, and pygmy are usually considered offensive when used to mean ‘an unusually small person ’, there is no term that has been established as an acceptable alternative: person of restricted growth has not gained wide currency. The terms homunculus or manikin are found chiefly in literary or old-fashioned writing. These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

midge

midge /mɪdʒ /名詞 C 飛ぶ小昆虫 ; 蚊に似た羽虫の総称 〘ブヨ ユスリカなど 〙.

 

midget

midg et /mɪ́dʒɪt /名詞 C 1 ｟けなして ｠小人 .2 ｟英 くだけて 時にけなして ｠ちび .形容詞 超小型の, ごく小さい ▸ a midget camera 超小型カメラ