Phrase guide

red dwarf

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A small, relatively cool star on the main sequence.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: dwarf, main-sequence star, star, celestial body

2

noun

Meaning 2

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see red, dwarf.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a small, old, relatively cool star; approximately 100 times the mass of Jupiter

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: red dwarf star

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: star

Narrower terms: flare star

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

33 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Aragonese: nana roya — small, cool star
  • Asturian: nana colorada — small, cool star
  • Catalan: nana roja — small, cool star
  • Chinese Mandarin: 紅矮星 /红矮星 (hóng'ǎixīng) — small, cool star
  • Czech: červený trpaslík — small, cool star
  • Dutch: rode dwerg — small, cool star
  • Esperanto: ruĝa nano — small, cool star
  • Finnish: punainen kääpiö — small, cool star
  • French: naine rouge — small, cool star
  • Galician: anana vermella — small, cool star
  • Georgian: წითელი ჯუჯა (c̣iteli ǯuǯa) — small, cool star
  • German: Roter Zwerg — small, cool star
  • Hindi: लाल बौना तारा (lāl baunā tārā) — small, cool star
  • Hungarian: vörös törpe — small, cool star
  • Irish: abhac dearg — small, cool star
  • Italian: nana rossa — small, cool star
  • Japanese: 赤色矮星 (sekishoku waisei) — small, cool star
  • Korean: 적색왜성 (jeoksaegwaeseong) — small, cool star
  • Occitan: nana roja — small, cool star
  • Occitan: naneta roja — small, cool star
  • Persian: کوتوله سرخ — small, cool star
  • Persian: ستاره کوتوله سرخ — small, cool star
  • Polish: czerwony karzeł — small, cool star
  • Portuguese: anã-vermelha — small, cool star
  • Portuguese: anã vermelha — small, cool star
  • Romanian: pitică roșie — small, cool star
  • Russian: кра́сный ка́рлик (krásnyj kárlik) — small, cool star
  • Serbo-Croatian: црвени патуљак (crveni patuljak) — small, cool star
  • Slovene: rdeča pritlikavka — small, cool star
  • Spanish: enana roja — small, cool star
  • Swedish: röd dvärg — small, cool star
  • Tamil: செங்குறுமீன் (ceṅkuṟumīṉ) — small, cool star
  • Tamil: சிவப்புக் குள்ளன் (civappuk kuḷḷaṉ) — small, cool star