Lilliputian Definition & Meaning
lilliputian
- adjective
- tiny; relating to or characteristic of the imaginary country of Lilliput; "the Lilliputian population"
- very small; "diminutive in stature"; "a lilliputian chest of drawers"; "her petite figure"; "tiny feet"; "the flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy"
- (informal) small and of little importance; "a fiddling sum of money"; "a footling gesture"; "our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war"; "a little (or small) matter"; "a dispute over niggling details"; "limited to petty enterprises"; "piffling efforts"; "giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction"
- noun
- a very small person (resembling a Lilliputian)
- a 6-inch tall inhabitant of Lilliput in a novel by Jonathan Swift
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- What does lilliputian mean?
- tiny; relating to or characteristic of the imaginary country of Lilliput; "the Lilliputian population" very small; "diminutive in stature"; "a lilliputian chest of drawers"; "her petite figure"; "tiny feet"; "the flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy" (informal) small and of little importance; "a fiddling sum of money"; "a footling gesture"; "our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war"; "a little (or small) matter"; "a dispute over niggling details
- What part of speech is lilliputian?
- Lilliputian is an adjective and a noun.
- How many definitions does lilliputian have?
- Lilliputian has 5 definitions across 2 parts of speech (adjective, noun).