Lilliputian
adj, noun ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
- 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 Alternative form of lilliputian. alt-of, alternative
- 3 a very small person (resembling a Lilliputian) wordnet
- 4 A fruit fly gene that, when mutated, makes cells abnormally small. See AFF2.
- 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 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 Trivial, petty
- 1 (informal) small and of little importance wordnet
- 2 very small wordnet
- 3 tiny; relating to or characteristic of the imaginary country of Lilliput wordnet
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"The Movement for the Self-Determination of Lilliput is here to defend the right of the Lilliputian language to exist."
Etymology
From the name of a fictional island called Lilliput in the novel Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift.
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