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Definition of Lilliputian
1. Adjective. Tiny; relating to or characteristic of the imaginary country of Lilliput. "The Lilliputian population"
2. Noun. A very small person (resembling a Lilliputian).
Generic synonyms: Small Person
3. Adjective. Very small. "The flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy"
Exact synonyms: Bantam, Diminutive, Flyspeck, Midget, Petite, Tiny
Similar to: Little, Small
Derivative terms: Diminutive, Diminutiveness, Petite, Petiteness, Tininess
Similar to: Little, Small
Derivative terms: Diminutive, Diminutiveness, Petite, Petiteness, Tininess
4. Noun. A 6-inch tall inhabitant of Lilliput in a novel by Jonathan Swift.
5. Adjective. (informal) small and of little importance. "Giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction"
Exact synonyms: Fiddling, Footling, Little, Niggling, Petty, Picayune, Piddling, Piffling, Trivial
Language type: Colloquialism
Similar to: Unimportant
Derivative terms: Littleness, Pettiness, Trivia, Triviality, Trivialize
Language type: Colloquialism
Similar to: Unimportant
Derivative terms: Littleness, Pettiness, Trivia, Triviality, Trivialize
Definition of Lilliputian
1. n. One belonging to a very diminutive race described in Swift's "Voyage to Lilliput."
2. a. Of or pertaining to the imaginary island of Lilliput described by Swift, or to its inhabitants.
Definition of Lilliputian
1. Noun. (alternative form of lilliputian) ¹
2. Adjective. (alternative form of lilliputian) ¹
3. Noun. A very small person or being ¹
4. Adjective. Very small, diminutive ¹
5. Adjective. Trivial, petty ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Lilliputian
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