lilliputian
Barely visible speck
Lilliputian means extremely small or trivial.
The word comes from the tiny inhabitants of Lilliput in Jonathan Swift's *Gulliver's Travels*, where people stand only six inches tall.
It describes things diminutive in size or scope: lilliputian portions, lilliputian concerns.
The lowercase form emphasizes the generic adjective meaning rather than the fictional origin. (Capitalized Lilliputian refers more directly to Swift's fictional people.)
Reduced-scale representation
- minusculeExtremely small in size
- microscopicToo small for eyes
- diminutiveVery small, or nickname form
- infinitesimalQuantity approaching zero
pocket-sized · pint-sized · wee · teeny · teensy · bitsy · bitty · elfin
Lacking importance or consequence
- negligibleToo small to consider
- inconsequentialLacking significance or impact
- unimportantLacking significance or weight
- minorScale with lowered third
trifling · marginal · peripheral · frivolous · superficial · secondary · incidental · irrelevant
Lacking breadth of thought
- narrow-mindedIntolerant of differing views
- mean-spiritedUnkind in a petty way
- petulantChildishly bad-tempered
- quarrelsomeInclined to dispute
resentful · grudging · jealous · bitter · catty · snide · peevish · nitpicking
miniature
Reduced-scale representation
- minusculeExtremely small in size
- microscopicToo small for eyes
- diminutiveVery small, or nickname form
infinitesimal · pocket-sized · pint-sized · wee · teeny · teensy · bitsy · bitty · elfin · dwarfed
insignificant
Lacking importance or consequence
- negligibleToo small to consider
- inconsequentialLacking significance or impact
- unimportantLacking significance or weight
minor · trifling · marginal · peripheral · frivolous · superficial · secondary · incidental · irrelevant · immaterial
small-minded
Lacking breadth of thought
- narrow-mindedIntolerant of differing views
- mean-spiritedUnkind in a petty way
- petulantChildishly bad-tempered
quarrelsome · resentful · grudging · jealous · bitter · catty · snide · peevish · nitpicking · picayune
- smallnesssmall, little, tiny, mini, miniature
- Hallucinationsvisual hallucinations, auditory hallucinations, visual hallucination, auditory hallucination, seeing things
lilliputianmomentous
Of great significance
significant · consequential · important · weighty · substantial