Definitions of Lilliputian:

  • noun:   a 6-inch tall inhabitant of Lilliput in a novel by Jonathan Swift
  • noun:   a very small person (resembling a Lilliputian)
  • adjective:   tiny; relating to or characteristic of the imaginary country of Lilliput
    Example: "The Lilliputian population"
  • adjective:   (informal terms) small and of little importance
    Example: "Our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war"
  • adjective:   very small
    Example: "A lilliputian chest of drawers"