red dwarf

noun

A small, relatively cool star on the main sequence.

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Meanings

nounred dwarf (plural red dwarfs or red dwarves)

plural red dwarfs · plural red dwarves

  1. astronomyA small, relatively cool star on the main sequence.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see red, dwarf.

Synonyms & antonyms

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

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red dwarf star
Broader
star

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Catalan nana roja
  • nana rojasmall, cool star
Chinese Mandarin 紅矮星 /红矮星
  • 紅矮星 /红矮星 (hóng'ǎixīng)small, cool star
Czech červený trpaslík
  • červený trpaslíksmall, cool star
Dutch rode dwerg
  • rode dwergsmall, cool star
Esperanto ruĝa nano
  • ruĝa nanosmall, cool star
Finnish punainen kääpiö
  • punainen kääpiösmall, cool star
French naine rouge
  • naine rougesmall, cool star
German Roter Zwerg
  • Roter Zwergsmall, cool star
Hindi लाल बौना तारा
  • लाल बौना तारा (lāl baunā tārā)small, cool star
Hungarian vörös törpe
  • vörös törpesmall, cool star
Irish abhac dearg
  • abhac deargsmall, cool star
Italian nana rossa
  • nana rossasmall, cool star
Japanese 赤色矮星
  • 赤色矮星 (sekishoku waisei)small, cool star
Korean 적색왜성
  • 적색왜성 (jeoksaegwaeseong)small, cool star
Persian کوتوله سرخ, ستاره کوتوله سرخ
  • کوتوله سرخsmall, cool star
  • ستاره کوتوله سرخsmall, cool star
Polish czerwony karzeł
  • czerwony karzełsmall, cool star
Portuguese anã-vermelha, anã vermelha
  • anã-vermelhasmall, cool star
  • anã vermelhasmall, cool star
Romanian pitică roșie
  • pitică roșiesmall, cool star
Russian кра́сный ка́рлик
  • кра́сный ка́рлик (krásnyj kárlik)small, cool star
Spanish enana roja
  • enana rojasmall, cool star
Swedish röd dvärg
  • röd dvärgsmall, cool star
Tamil செங்குறுமீன், சிவப்புக் குள்ளன்
  • செங்குறுமீன் (ceṅkuṟumīṉ)small, cool star
  • சிவப்புக் குள்ளன் (civappuk kuḷḷaṉ)small, cool star
Cite this entry
APA

red dwarf. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/red%20dwarf

MLA

“red dwarf.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/red%20dwarf. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “red dwarf,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/red%20dwarf.

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