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Lilliputian

//ˌlɪlɪˈpjuʃən// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Very small, diminutive

    "—O'er the expanse Of glittering waters glides the snowy sail;— The lilliputian boat by infants mann'd, Steers amid fairy islets, circles round The indented shore,—..."

  2. 2
    Alternative form of lilliputian. alt-of, alternative

    "Its nasty sting backs up the warning, and in the case of the cow killer, additional warnings also come in the form of sound, a squeak of broad frequency range that resembles a miniature rattle of a Lilliputian rattlesnake, and an odorous chemical warning signal."

  3. 3
    Trivial, petty
Adjective
  1. 1
    (informal) small and of little importance wordnet
  2. 2
    very small wordnet
  3. 3
    tiny; relating to or characteristic of the imaginary country of Lilliput wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    A very small person or being.

    "I reflected what a Mortification it muſt prove to me to appear as inconſiderable in this Nation as one ſingle Lilliputian would be among us."

  2. 2
    Alternative form of lilliputian. alt-of, alternative
  3. 3
    a very small person (resembling a Lilliputian) wordnet
  4. 4
    A fruit fly gene that, when mutated, makes cells abnormally small. See AFF2.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From the name of a fictional island called Lilliput in the novel Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift.

Etymology 2

From the name of a fictional island called Lilliput in the novel Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift.

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