noun
a very small person (resembling a Lilliputian)
noun
a 6-inch tall inhabitant of Lilliput in a novel by Jonathan Swift
adjective
tiny
Examples
- relating to or characteristic of the imaginary country of Lilliput
- the Lilliputian population
adjective
very small
Synonyms
Examples
- diminutive in stature
- a lilliputian chest of drawers
- her petite figure
- tiny feet
- the flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy
adjective
(informal) small and of little importance
Synonyms
Examples
- a fiddling sum of money
- a footling gesture
- our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war
- a little (or small) matter
- a dispute over niggling details
- limited to petty enterprises
- piffling efforts
- giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction