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tiefling

/ˈtiːflɪŋ/

tiefling noun: a member of a race of beings having a combination of human and demonic/devilish ancestry, found especially in Dungeons & Dragons.

Noun

tiefling (plural tieflings)

  1. (roleplaying games) A member of a race of beings having a combination of human and demonic/devilish ancestry, found especially in Dungeons & Dragons.
    • That left me with either a human female paladin or a tiefling warlord.2013, David M. Ewalt, “D&D Next”, in Of dice and men : the story of Dungeons & Dragons and the people who play it, Scribner, →ISBN, →LCCN, page 210
    • I did not choose to be a monster—a shell of a man—half-human, half-fiend. I am a tiefling. I am what I am.2015 April 9, Barbara T. Cerny, The Tiefling: Angel Kissed, Devil Touched, Assent Publishing, →ISBN

Forms of tiefling

pluraltieflings

Origin of tiefling

From German tief (“deep, low”) + -ling; coined for Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd edition.

Questions about tiefling

What does tiefling mean?
Tiefling means a member of a race of beings having a combination of human and demonic/devilish ancestry, found especially in Dungeons & Dragons.
What part of speech is tiefling?
Tiefling is a noun.
How do you pronounce tiefling?
Tiefling is pronounced /ˈtiːflɪŋ/.
What is the plural of tiefling?
The plural of tiefling is tieflings.

Words near tiefling in the dictionary

  1. Tiedt
  2. Tiedts
  3. tief
  4. tiefed
  5. tiefing
  6. tiefling
  7. tieflings
  8. tiefs
  9. Tiegs
  10. Tiegses
  11. Tieguanyin

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