lilliputian

== English == === Alternative forms === Lilliputian === Etymology === From the name of a fictional island called Lilliput in the novel Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift. === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˌlɪlɪˈpjuʃən/ Rhymes: -uːʃən === Noun === lilliputian (plural lilliputians) A very small person or being. (genetics) A fruit fly gene that, when mutated, makes cells abnormally small. See AFF2. Involving delusions or hallucinations of tiny beings. ==== Derived terms ==== lilliputianism lilliputianize Lilliputianly Lilliputian vision ==== Related terms ==== lilliput ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== tiddler munchkin === Adjective === lilliputian (comparative more lilliputian, superlative most lilliputian) Very small, diminutive Trivial, petty ==== Synonyms ==== See also Thesaurus:tiny ==== Antonyms ==== Brobdingnagian ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Esperanto: liliputa ==== Translations ====