lilliputian
/ˌlɪlɪˈpjuʃən/
lilliputian noun: a very small person or being.
Noun (1)
lilliputian (plural lilliputians)
- 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.1726 October 28, [Jonathan Swift], “A Great Storm Described, the Long-Boat Sent to Fetch Water, the Author Goes with It to Discover the Country. […]”, in Travels into Several Remote Nations of the...
- A fruit fly gene that, when mutated, makes cells abnormally small. See AFF2.
- Involving delusions or hallucinations of tiny beings.
- lilliputian schizophrenia
Adjective (1)
lilliputian (comparative more lilliputian, superlative most lilliputian)
- 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,—...1827, Lydia Sigourney, Poems, A Thunder Storm, while Travelling, page 129
- —O'er the expanse
- Trivial, petty
Noun (2) capitalized: Lilliputian
Lilliputian (plural Lilliputians)
- Alternative form of lilliputian.
Adjective (2) capitalized: Lilliputian
Lilliputian (comparative more Lilliputian, superlative most Lilliputian)
- Alternative form of lilliputian.
- 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.2016, Justin O. Schmidt, The Sting of the Wild, Johns Hopkins University Press, →ISBN, page 6f
lilliputian meaning in Arabic and Indonesian
lilliputian in Arabic
- small person or being
- قَزَم qazam
lilliputian in Indonesian
- small person or being
- liliput
Antonyms of lilliputian
Forms of lilliputian
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | lilliputians |
| alternative form | Lilliputian |
| plural | Lilliputians |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more lilliputian |
| superlative | most lilliputian |
| comparative | more Lilliputian |
| superlative | most Lilliputian |
Origin of lilliputian
From the name of a fictional island called Lilliput in the novel Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift.
Words formed from lilliputian
Words that rhyme with lilliputian
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- devolution
- dilution
- pollution
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- prostitution
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Questions about lilliputian
- What does lilliputian mean?
- Lilliputian means a very small person or being.
- What is lilliputian in Arabic?
- Lilliputian in Arabic is قَزَم (qazam). See Lilliputian meaning in Arabic.
- What part of speech is lilliputian?
- Lilliputian can be a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce lilliputian?
- Lilliputian is pronounced /ˌlɪlɪˈpjuʃən/ (US).
- What is the plural of lilliputian?
- The plural of lilliputian is lilliputians.
Words near lilliputian in the dictionary
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