Lilliputian

Pronunciation

• US IPA: /ËŒlɪlɪˈpjuʃən/

Origin

From the name of a fictional island called Lilliput and Blefuscu in the novel by

Full definition of lilliputian

Noun

1. A very small person or being.
• Swift Gulliver|II|II reflected what a mortification it must prove to me, to appear as inconsiderable in this nation, as one single Lilliputian would be among us.

Adjective

1. Very small, diminutive
2. Trivial, petty

Synonyms

Antonyms

• Brobdingnagian