Definition of lilliputian

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • lilliputian is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 13
  • lilliputian is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 13
  • lilliputian is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 19

Definition of lilliputian


  • (informal) small and of little importance (adjective)

    Examples

    1. our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war

    Synonyms

    1. fiddling
    2. footling
    3. little
    4. niggling
    5. petty
    6. picayune
    7. piddling
    8. piffling
    9. trivial
  • very small (adjective)

    Examples

    1. a lilliputian chest of drawers

    Synonyms

    1. bantam
    2. diminutive
    3. flyspeck
    4. midget
    5. petite
    6. tiny
  • a 6-inch tall inhabitant of Lilliput in a novel by Jonathan Swift (noun)
  • a very small person (resembling a Lilliputian) (noun)
  • tiny; relating to or characteristic of the imaginary country of Lilliput ()

See definition of lilliputian in Merriam Webster