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English adjective: Lilliputian | |||
| 1. | Lilliputian tiny; relating to or characteristic of the imaginary country of Lilliput | ||
| Samples | The Lilliputian population. | ||
| 2. | lilliputian very small | ||
| Samples | Diminutive in stature. A lilliputian chest of drawers. Her petite figure. Tiny feet. The flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy. | ||
| Synonyms | bantam, diminutive, flyspeck, midget, petite, tiny | ||
| Similar | little, small | ||
| Antonyms | big, large | ||
| 3. | lilliputian (informal) small and of little importance | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | fiddling, footling, little, niggling, petty, picayune, piddling, piffling, trivial | ||
| Similar | unimportant | ||
| Domain usage | colloquialism | ||
| Antonyms | important, of import | ||
English noun: lilliputian | |||
| 1. | lilliputian (person) a very small person (resembling a Lilliputian) | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | small person | ||
| 2. | Lilliputian (person) a 6-inch tall inhabitant of Lilliput in a novel by Jonathan Swift | ||
| Instance hypernym | character, fictional character, fictitious character | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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