lilliputian

Speech parts

1. lilliputian - Noun

2. lilliputian - Adjective

3. lilliputian - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

One belonging to a very diminutive race described in Swift's "Voyage to Lilliput."

A person or thing of very small size.

Of or pertaining to the imaginary island of Lilliput described by Swift, or to its inhabitants.

Of very small size; diminutive; dwarfed.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

tiny trivial diminutive petite bantam small little midget wee teeny minute slight miniature petty minuscule
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Antonyms

brobdingnagian himalayan leviathan grand almighty galactic
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Hypernyms

small person

Examples

America's strength has made it a sort of Gulliver in world affairs: By wiggling its toes it can, often inadvertently, break the arm of a Lilliputian. Mohsin Hamid

diminutive in stature Source: Internet

a lilliputian chest of drawers Source: Internet

her petite figure Source: Internet

tiny feet Source: Internet

the flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Lillie Langtry Lillington lilliput Lilliputian vision lilliputianism lilliputianize