| ADJECTIVE | pert | Lilliputian | tiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | lilliputian, bantam, diminutive, midget, petite, tiny, flyspeck | very small | |
| all | lilliputian, fiddling, footling, little, niggling, piddling, piffling, petty, picayune, trivial | (informal) small and of little importance | |
| NOUN | person | lilliputian | a very small person (resembling a Lilliputian) |
| person | Lilliputian | a 6-inch tall inhabitant of Lilliput in a novel by Jonathan Swift |
| Sounds | lih.lahpyuw'shahn | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | tiny; relating to or characteristic of the imaginary country of Lilliput. | |
|---|---|---|
| Spanish | liliputiense | |
| Nouns | Lilliput | a land imagined by Jonathan Swift that was inhabited by tiny people |
| Lilliputian | a 6-inch tall inhabitant of Lilliput in a novel by Jonathan Swift | |
| Meaning | Very small. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "a lilliputian chest of drawers" | |
| Synonyms | bantam, diminutive, midget, petite, tiny, flyspeck | |
| Broader | small, little | Limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent |
| Spanish | chico, chiquito, diminutivo, diminuto, enano, insignificante, liliputiense, minúsculo, pequeñito, pequeño | |
| Catalan | diminut, esquifit, insignificant, lil·liputenc, menut, minúscul, nan, petit | |
| Nouns | lilliputian | a very small person (resembling a Lilliputian) |
| Meaning | (informal) small and of little importance. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war" | |
| Synonyms | fiddling, footling, little, niggling, piddling, piffling, petty, picayune, trivial | |
| Broader | unimportant | not important |
| Usage of | colloquialism | A colloquial expression |
| Spanish | baladí, fútil, insignificante, insustancial, intrascendente, nimio, pequeño, trivial | |
| Catalan | fútil, inconsiderable, insignificant, insubstancial, intrascendent, negligible, nimi, petit, trivial | |
| Meaning | A very small person (resembling a Lilliputian). | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | small person | A person of below average size |
| Spanish | liliputiense | |
| Adjectives | lilliputian | very small |
| Meaning | A 6-inch tall inhabitant of Lilliput in a novel by Jonathan Swift. | |
|---|---|---|
| Instance of | fictional character, fictitious character, character | An imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story) |
| Spanish | liliputiense | |
| Catalan | lil·liputenc | |
| Adjectives | Lilliputian | tiny |
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