Lilliputian

adjective

ˌli-lə-ˈpyü-shən How to pronounce Lilliputian (audio)
Definition of Lilliputiannext
1
as in small
not broad or open in views or opinions to the Lilliputian minds of that small town any depiction of the nude, regardless of its artistry, was pornographic

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2
as in diminutive
of a size that is less than average a model train carrying Lilliputian figures through a miniature landscape

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Recent Examples of Lilliputian There’s something undeniably charming about a Lilliputian pickle in a glass of gin. — Amiel Stanek, Bon Appetit Magazine, 16 June 2025 Yet a conflict of sorts did break out on the fringes of the Côte d’Azur in 1963 when France, which surrounds three sides of this sovereign nation of a princely one square mile, demanded that its Lilliputian neighbor accept French taxation. — Rob Crossan, JSTOR Daily, 21 Mar. 2025 Slovenia—a Lilliputian nation about the size of New Jersey but with less than a quarter of its population—has many stories to tell. — Ellen Ruppel Shell, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2024 The Lilliputian sellers regularly fail to do damage when matched with the oblivious index money. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2024 They’re served in Lilliputian beer steins that look like they were pulled from a doll house. — Becky Cooper, New York Times, 7 May 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for Lilliputian
  1. small
  2. diminutive
  3. petty
  4. little
  5. parochial
  6. tiny
  7. narrow
  8. miniature
Adjective
  • Murphy said doctors diagnosed him with a small hemorrhagic stroke, which is a bleed in the brain.
    — Kevin Freking, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
  • This design improves control over unwanted current leakage as transistors become smaller.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of small
Adjective
  • In the front hall, guests might be entranced by the view up a floating staircase to a catwalk set against a sloping wall of glass, or to the mysterious circular skylight, diminutive and off center, like a wormhole.
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The move toward more diminutive items was a departure for USM, but each nevertheless featured the brand’s signature metal frame.
    — Helena Madden, Robb Report, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of diminutive
Adjective
  • The former sheriff claimed Luna has presided over a deep decline in department morale and staffing while being too soft on drug users, the homeless and petty criminals.
    — Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Takeshi’s father is a petty and proud man, in ways continually expanded upon throughout the film’s runtime, though how he’s actually framed never truly changes.
    — Kambole Campbell, Variety, 3 Nov. 2026
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Adjective
  • While sharing little in common with dueling-guitar acts such as the Allman Brothers Band or ’70s contemporaries the Eagles and Fleetwood Mac, Television also drew its power from the preternatural rapport between Verlaine and Lloyd’s instruments.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2026
  • The lines of control in the country changed little for years, and a truce was reached in 2022.
    — AHMED HATEM, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of little
Adjective
  • And yet, bizarrely, what seems like an entirely parochial story will surely have legs worldwide.
    — Damon Wise, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The pair led an aggressive recruitment effort and injected parochial, populist policy proposals into its traditionally moderate platform.
    — Spencer Kimball,Garrett Downs,Dan Mangan,Kevin Breuninger,Justin Papp, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2026
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  • In the evening, the low-slung space fills with locals seeking Liebster's famous tiny hasselback potatoes topped with trout roe, and buttery brioche with Parmesan cream, mortadella and clams.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Nov. 2026
  • As Earth plows through the debris streams, tiny particles slam into our atmosphere at 65,000 miles per hour (104,607 kilometers per hour), producing dazzling streaks of light across the night sky.
    — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of tiny
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  • FinFET transistors FinFETs are transistors with narrow silicon channels shaped like upright fins rather than flat structures.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Instead of insisting on playing through pressure, defenders cleared the ball when necessary, stayed compact and protected a narrow lead.
    — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of narrow
Adjective
  • The team built a miniature humanoid robot that stands about 19 inches tall and weighs roughly four pounds, including the smartphone attached to its body.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2026
  • For studio apartment dwellers or homes where square footage is precious, this miniature cart is slim enough to slip into discreet spaces until happy hour rolls around.
    — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of miniature

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