lilliputian

Letters that make lilliputian

a, l, n, p, t, i, u are letters that make 'lilliputian'

Words within lilliputian

Lilliput, IP, AN, ti, ut, ill, il, li, put, lip, IL, IA, TIA, Li, Pu, Ti, UT are words within 'lilliputian'


3 possible definitions for 'lilliputian'

Lilliputian as "very small"

Under this definition, lilliputian is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

petite, bantam, diminutive, midget, tiny, flyspeck have the same meaning as 'lilliputian'

Derivatives of lilliputian

minuteness, petite, diminutive, diminutiveness, petiteness, tininess, weeness, lilliputian are derivatives of 'lilliputian'.

Similar to lilliputian

small, little are similar to 'lilliputian'.

Example of lilliputian used within this context

"diminutive in stature", "a lilliputian chest of drawers", "her petite figure", "tiny feet", "the flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy"


Lilliputian as "a very small person (resembling a Lilliputian)"

Under this definition, lilliputian is a noun and has the following properties:

lilliputian as a type

'lilliputian' can be a type of small person.

Derivatives of lilliputian

lilliputian, petite, bantam, diminutive, midget, tiny, flyspeck are derivatives of 'lilliputian'.


Lilliputian as "(informal) small and of little importance"

Under this definition, lilliputian is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

fiddling, petty, footling, little, niggling, piddling, piffling, picayune, trivial have the same meaning as 'lilliputian'

lilliputian Usage

'lilliputian' can be a useage of colloquialism.

Derivatives of lilliputian

triviality, trivia, trifle, pettiness, littleness, smallness, puniness, trivialize, trivialise, small beer, slightness are derivatives of 'lilliputian'.

Similar to lilliputian

unimportant is similar to lilliputian.

Example of lilliputian used within this context

"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"



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