Lilliputian
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- noun
- /ˌlɪlɪˈpjuːʃən/
- Literature
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liliputiense
- The dollhouse had several Lilliputian figures, each too small to even fit into a child's hand.
- Gulliver among the Lilliputians
- Queen of the Lilliputians
- tiny Lilliputian
Examples
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The shrunken ship of the Lilliputians.
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Notice to the USADA: we do not care if you have made an alliance with the Lilliputians.
Blog text (17) -
For the Lilliputians, personal accomplishments are more important than any particular tool or machine through which technical agency is mediated.
Academic text (2016) -
As technicians, administrators, and diplomatists, Swift's Lilliputians are impressive operators.
Academic text (2016) -
The Lilliputians are crafty, frivolous, and domineering, but Gulliver's lucky clumsiness is no more admirable.
Academic text (2016) -
In Jonathan Swift's story, the Lilliputians are tiny people who are less than six inches tall.
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Seeing the miniature models at the exhibit made me feel like a Lilliputian in a world of giants.
Synonyms
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A very short adult often because of a medical condition called dwarfism
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A person who is shorter than most people and has a light build
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A very small person, often a child
A very small person used as a playful name
A very small weak person used as an insult
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Etymology
Lilliputian comes from the island Lilliput in Jonathan Swift's story 'Gulliver's Travels', where tiny people lived and could fit in the palm of a hand, so a Lilliputian is 'a very small person or thing'.