What is the meaning of Lilliputian?

noun

  • A very small person (resembling a Lilliputian. )
  • A 6-inch tall inhabitant of Lilliput in a novel by Jonathan Swift.

adjective

  • Tiny; relating to or characteristic of the imaginary country of Lilliput.
    • usage: "the Lilliputian population"
  • Very small.
    • usage: "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. (
    • usage: "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"
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APAWordNet. (2010). lilliputian. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/lilliputian/definitions/1228205
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