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Engelsk tillægsord: Lilliputian

1. Lilliputian tiny; relating to or characteristic of the imaginary country of Lilliput


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningThe Lilliputian population.

2. lilliputian very small


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningDiminutive in stature.
A lilliputian chest of drawers.
Her petite figure.
Tiny feet.
The flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy.


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)bantam, diminutive, flyspeck, midget, petite, tiny


Termer med lignende betydninglittle, small


Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer)big, large

3. lilliputian (informal) small and of little importance


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningA 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.


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)fiddling, footling, little, niggling, petty, picayune, piddling, piffling, trivial


Termer med lignende betydningunimportant


Overordnet anvendelsecolloquialism


Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer)important, of import


Engelsk navneord: lilliputian

1. lilliputian (om person) a very small person (resembling a Lilliputian)


Mindre specifikke termersmall person

2. Lilliputian (om person) a 6-inch tall inhabitant of Lilliput in a novel by Jonathan Swift


Eksempler på forekomster af mindre specifikke termercharacter, fictional character, fictitious character









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