Word Frequency
giant (ˈdʒaɪənt
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Definitions
noun
- a mythical figure of superhuman size and strength, esp in folklore or fairy tales Also (feminine): giantess, (ˈdʒaɪəntɪs)
- a person or thing of exceptional size, reputation, etc ⇒
a giant in nuclear physics
- (Greek mythology) any of the large and powerful offspring of Uranus (sky) and Gaea (earth) who rebelled against the Olympian gods but were defeated in battle
- (pathology) a person suffering from gigantism
- (astronomy) See giant star
- (mining) another word for monitor (sense 8)
adjective
- remarkably or supernaturally large
- (architecture) another word for colossal
Derived Forms
ˈgiant-ˌlike adjectiveWord Origin
C13: from Old French geant, from Vulgar Latin gagās (unattested), from Latin gigās, gigant-, from GreekSynonyms
View thesaurus entry = huge, great, large, vast, enormous, extensive, tremendous, immense, titanic, jumbo, gigantic, monumental, monstrous, mammoth, colossal, mountainous, stellar, prodigious, stupendous, gargantuan, fuck-off, elephantine, ginormous, Brobdingnagian, humongous or humungous, supersize,
Translations for 'giant'
- British English: giant You use giant to describe something that is much larger or more important than most other things of its kind....a giant oak table.ˈdʒaɪənt ADJECTIVE
- Arabic: جَسِيم
- Brazilian Portuguese: gigante
- Chinese: 庞大的
- Croatian: divovski divovska
- Czech: obrovský
- Danish: kæmpestor
- Dutch: gigantisch
- European Spanish: gigantesco gigantesca
- Finnish: jättiläismäinen
- French: géant
- German: riesig
- Greek: γιγαντιαίος γιγαντιαία
- Italian: gigante
- Japanese: 巨大な
- Korean: 거대한
- Norwegian: kjempestor
- Polish: olbrzymi olbrzymia
- Portuguese: gigante
- Romanian: gigantic gigantic, gigantică, gigantici, gigantice
- Russian: огромный
- Spanish: gigantesco gigantesca
- Swedish: jätte-
- Thai: สูงใหญ่
- Turkish: dev gibi
- Ukrainian: гігантський
- Vietnamese: khổng lồ
- British English: giant A large successful organization or country can be referred to as a giant.The company is an electronics giant.ˈdʒaɪənt NOUN
- Arabic: مارِد
- Brazilian Portuguese: gigante
- Chinese: 巨人
- Croatian: div
- Czech: obr
- Danish: kæmpe
- Dutch: reus
- European Spanish: gigante giganta
- Finnish: jättiläinen
- French: géant
- German: Riese
- Greek: γίγαντας
- Italian: gigante
- Japanese: 巨人
- Korean: 거인
- Norwegian: kjempe
- Polish: olbrzym
- Portuguese: gigante
- Romanian: gigant giganți
- Russian: гигант none
- Spanish: gigante giganta
- Swedish: jätte
- Thai: ยักษ์ใหญ่
- Turkish: dev
- Ukrainian: велетень
- Vietnamese: công ty lớn
Example Sentences Including 'giant'
A constant hum, as though the place were running on electric current, the very meadows wired to some giant generator.C B Greenfield - A Little Madness
His tongue felt like a giant salami lying dead in his mouth.THE LAST TEMPTATION (2002)
Hunt down an antique gilded mirror and look into the past, or go contemporary and invest in Ocean's giant maple mirror.Glasgow Herald (2001)
I'm organizing a giant horse charity paintball war event this August.Maxim (2004)
Internet giant Yahoo are confident they will make a profit from their World Cup partnership with FIFA.Irish Times (2002)
The enterprise involved protected monkeys and giant scaly anteaters being offered as part of an exotic menu of jungle dishes.Glasgow Herald (2001)
The sea was jumping with lobsters and crabs and giant fat barracudas and the trees were heavy with fruit.Desperadoes
The wind filled the mainsail from the opposite side and the boom went whistling across the yacht like a giant scythe.FATAL STORM (2001)
Two winners last year were Isotechnika Inc. and Stressgen, which signed blockbuster drug development deals with Swiss drug giant Roche AG.Globe and Mail (2003)
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