lilliputian
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Etymology [edit]
From the name of a fictional island called Lilliput in the novel Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
lilliputian (plural lilliputians)
- A very small person or being.
- 1726, Jonathan Swift, Gulliver's Travels, Part II, Chapter I
- 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.
- 1726, Jonathan Swift, Gulliver's Travels, Part II, Chapter I
Translations [edit]
small person or being
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Adjective [edit]
lilliputian (comparative more lilliputian, superlative most lilliputian)
- Very small, diminutive
- Trivial, petty
Synonyms [edit]
- See also Wikisaurus:tiny
Antonyms [edit]
Translations [edit]
very small
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