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hobbit

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˈhɑbɪt/ · UK /ˈhɒbɪt/

hobbit means: A small person from a made-up people, with thick hair and hairy feet.

noun

SMALL FANTASY PERSONB2

A small person from a made-up people, with thick hair and hairy feet.

  • The hobbit lived in a comfortable hole.
  • Two hobbits joined the adventure.
  • This hobbit has unusually large feet.

Similar words: halfling

Common phrases: a young hobbit, hobbit village

EXTINCT HUMAN RELATIVEC2

A small, extinct relative of humans whose bones were found on the Indonesian island of Flores.

  • Scientists found bones of the hobbit on Flores.
  • The hobbit had a small brain.
  • These hobbit fossils belong to an extinct human relative.

Similar words: Homo floresiensis

Common phrases: hobbit fossils, hobbit skull

SHORT PERSONC2

A playful name for a very short person.

  • His friends call him a hobbit because he is short.
  • She jokingly described herself as a hobbit.
  • The two shortest players were nicknamed hobbits.

Similar words: short person

Common phrases: a little hobbit, call someone hobbit

WELSH WEIGHTC2

An old Welsh measure of weight equal to 168 pounds.

  • The grain weighed one hobbit.
  • The merchant sold two hobbits of barley.
  • An old account records the price per hobbit.

Common phrases: a hobbit, hobbit of grain

Questions about hobbit

What does hobbit mean?

A small person from a made-up people, with thick hair and hairy feet.

What is hobbit in other languages?

Türkçe: hobbit · Español: hobbit · Français: hobbit · Deutsch: Hobbit · Italiano: hobbit · 日本語: ホビット

How do you pronounce hobbit?

In American English /ˈhɑbɪt/; in British English /ˈhɒbɪt/.

How do you use hobbit in a sentence?

The hobbit lived in a comfortable hole. Two hobbits joined the adventure.

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