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   What does Lilliputian mean?

   • Get Word of the Day daily email! The meaning of LILLIPUTIAN is of, relating to, or characteristic of the Lilliputians or the island of Lilliput. How to use Lilliputian in a sentence.

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   Where does the term Lilliputian come from?

   • The term Lilliputian originated from the fictional land of Lilliput in Jonathan Swift's novel, "Gulliver's Travels". It is now used as a noun to refer to a very small person or object, or an adjective to describe something as being extremely small. The inhabitants of Lilliput are extremely small people.

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   • Lilliputiens is a premium Belgium toy maker. Their range encourages children and parents to delve into the world of magic and wonder. Lilliputiens toys are bursting with unexpected adventure and pure, unadulterated fun with enchanting collections that capture the hearts of adults and children alike.

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   What is the tone of the Lilliputians?

   • In the first voyage, that to the Lilliputians, the tone is one mainly of humorous irony; but in such passages as the hideous description of the Struldbrugs in the third voyage the cynical contempt is unspeakably painful, and from the distorted libel on mankind in the Yahoos of the fourth voyage a reader recoils in indignant disgust.

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   The meaning of LILLIPUTIAN is of, relating to, or characteristic of the Lilliputians or the island of Lilliput. How to use Lilliputian in a sentence.

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   Lilliputian. adjective. mainly humorous uk / ˌlɪl.ɪˈpjuː.ʃ ə n / us / ˌlɪl.ɪˈpjuː.ʃ ə n /. Add to word list. extremely small. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Extremely small. atomized. be knee-high to a grasshopper idiom.

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   extremely small; tiny; diminutive. petty; trivial: Our worries are Lilliputian when compared with those of people whose nations are at war. noun. an inhabitant of Lilliput. a very small person. a person who is narrow or petty in outlook. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of Lilliputian 1. First recorded in 1726; Lilliput + -ian.

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   Something Lilliputian is very small. You might complain to your grandmother that your piece of apple pie is Lilliputian in comparison to your brother's.

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   Define Lilliputian. Lilliputian synonyms, Lilliputian pronunciation, Lilliputian translation, English dictionary definition of Lilliputian. also lil·li·pu·tian n. A very small person or being. adj. 1. Very small; diminutive. 2. Trivial; petty. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English...

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   How to use . Lilliputian in a sentenceHas anyone noticed how diminished, how very Lilliputian, America has become?

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   What does the word Lilliputian mean? There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the word Lilliputian . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.