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lilliputian |
Grep of noun lilliputian lilliputian Overview of noun lilliputian The noun lilliputian has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. lilliputian -- (a very small person (resembling a Lilliputian)) 2. Lilliputian -- (a 6-inch tall inhabitant of Lilliput in Swift's Gulliver's Travels) Overview of adj lilliputian The adj lilliputian has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. Lilliputian -- (relating to or characteristic of the imaginary country of Lilliput; "the Lilliputian population") 2. bantam, diminutive, lilliputian, midget, petite, tiny -- (very small "diminutive in stature"; "a lilliputian chest of drawers"; "her petite figure"; "tiny feet") 3. fiddling, footling, lilliputian, little, Mickey Mouse, niggling, piddling, piffling, petty, picayune, trivial -- ((informal terms) small and of little importance; "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"; "Mickey Mouse regulations"; "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") Antonyms of adj lilliputian 2 of 3 senses of lilliputian Sense 2 bantam, diminutive, lilliputian, midget, petite, tiny INDIRECT (VIA small little) -> large big INDIRECT (VIA small little) -> large big Sense 3 fiddling, footling, lilliputian, little, Mickey Mouse, niggling, piddling, piffling, petty, picayune, trivial INDIRECT (VIA unimportant) -> important, of import Similarity of adj lilliputian 3 senses of lilliputian Sense 1 Lilliputian Pertains to noun Lilliput (Sense 1) =>Lilliput => imaginary place Sense 2 bantam, diminutive, lilliputian, midget, petite, tiny => small (vs. large), little (vs. big) Sense 3 fiddling, footling, lilliputian, little, Mickey Mouse, niggling, piddling, piffling, petty, picayune, trivial => unimportant (vs. important) Attributes of adj lilliputian Familiarity of adj lilliputian lilliputian used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj lilliputian lilliputian Overview of noun lilliputian The noun lilliputian has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. lilliputian -- (a very small person (resembling a Lilliputian)) 2. Lilliputian -- (a 6-inch tall inhabitant of Lilliput in Swift's Gulliver's Travels) Overview of adj lilliputian The adj lilliputian has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. Lilliputian -- (relating to or characteristic of the imaginary country of Lilliput; "the Lilliputian population") 2. bantam, diminutive, lilliputian, midget, petite, tiny -- (very small "diminutive in stature"; "a lilliputian chest of drawers"; "her petite figure"; "tiny feet") 3. fiddling, footling, lilliputian, little, Mickey Mouse, niggling, piddling, piffling, petty, picayune, trivial -- ((informal terms) small and of little importance; "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"; "Mickey Mouse regulations"; "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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