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单词 lilliputian
释义
Lilliputian
nnoun.persona very small person (resembling a Lilliputian)
Derivationally Related Form:lilliputian
Hypernyms:small person
Inherited Hypernyms:lilliputiansmall personpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:lilliputiansmall personpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.persona 6-inch tall inhabitant of Lilliput in a novel by Jonathan Swift
Derivationally Related Form:Lilliputian
Instance Hypernyms:character fictional character fictitious character
Inherited Hypernyms:lilliputianfictional characterimaginary beingimaginationcreativityabilitycognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
adjadj.perttiny; relating to or characteristic of the imaginary country of Lilliput
Examples:
  • the Lilliputian population
Derivationally Related Form:LilliputLilliputian
Pertainyms:Lilliput
Inherited Hypernyms:lilliputian
adj satadj.allvery small
Synset:bantam diminutive flyspeck midget petite tiny
Examples:
  • diminutive in stature
  • a lilliputian chest of drawers
  • her petite figure
  • tiny feet
  • the flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy
Antonyms:largebig
Derivationally Related Form:petitenesslilliputiandiminutivepetitetininessdiminutiveness
Inherited Hypernyms:bantam
Similar to:little small
adj satadj.all(informal) small and of little importance
Domain Usage:colloquialism
Synset:fiddling footling little niggling petty picayune piddling piffling trivial
Examples:
  • 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
Antonyms:important
Derivationally Related Form:triviapettinesstrivializelittlenesstriviality
Inherited Hypernyms:fiddling
Similar to:unimportant
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