lilliputian

• Adjectif issu du roman de Jonathan Swift « Les Voyages de Gulliver », signifiant extrêmement petit ou insignifiant ; aujourd'hui considéré comme littéraire ou désuet.

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.

   Extrêmement petit

   • 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.

   Synonymesdiminutivemicroscopicminiatureminusculeminutepetitesmalltinywee

   Antonymescolossalenormousgiantgigantichugeimmensemassivevast

2. Trivial or insignificantC2informal

   Small and of little importance; petty.

   insignifiant

   • 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.

   Synonymesinconsequentialinsignificantminornegligiblepaltrypettytriflingtrivialunimportant

   Antonymesconsequentialimportantmomentoussignificantweighty

• Nom désignant une personne ou un être de très petite taille, évoquant les minuscules habitants de Lilliput du roman « Les Voyages de Gulliver » de Jonathan Swift.

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.

   Personne de très petite taille

   • 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.

   Synonymesdwarfhomunculusmidgetpeeweeruntshrimp

   Antonymescolossusgiant