lilliputian

• صفة مستمدة من رواية جوناثان سويفت «رحلات جاليفر»، وتعني صغيرًا جدًا أو تافهًا أو قزميًا؛ وتُعد اليوم قديمة أو أدبية.

An adjective derived from Jonathan Swift's 'Gulliver's Travels,' meaning extremely small or trivial; now considered archaic or literary.

1. Extremely smallC1formal

   Of a very small size or scale; tiny.

   ضئيل جدًا

   • The model village was filled with lilliputian houses and trees.
   • He had a lilliputian collection of miniature cars.
   • The lilliputian details on the dollhouse were astonishing.

   المرادفاتdiminutivemicroscopicminiatureminusculeminutepetitesmalltinywee

   الأضدادcolossalenormousgiantgigantichugeimmensemassivevast

2. Trivial or insignificantC2informal

   Small and of little importance; petty.

   تافه

   • They argued over lilliputian issues that didn't matter.
   • His lilliputian concerns annoyed everyone in the meeting.
   • Don't waste time on such lilliputian problems.

   المرادفاتinconsequentialinsignificantminornegligiblepaltrypettytriflingtrivialunimportant

   الأضدادconsequentialimportantmomentoussignificantweighty

• اسم يُطلق على الشخص الصغير جدًا، ولا سيما من يشبه سكان ليبوتيا القزام في رواية جوناثان سويفت «رحلات جاليفر».

A noun referring to a very small person, especially one resembling the tiny inhabitants of Lilliput from Jonathan Swift's novel 'Gulliver's Travels'.

1. Very small personC2formal

   A person who is extremely small in size, resembling the tiny inhabitants of Lilliput from Jonathan Swift's novel.

   قزم

   • The circus featured a troupe of lilliputians who performed acrobatics.
   • In the story, the lilliputians captured the giant traveler.
   • He felt like a lilliputian standing next to the towering basketball player.

   المرادفاتdwarfhomunculusmidgetpeeweeruntshrimp

   الأضدادcolossusgiant