giant Definition
gi·ant (jī′ənt)
noun
- Gr. Myth. any of a race of huge beings of human form who war with the gods
- any imaginary being of human form but of superhuman size and strength
- a person or thing of great size, intellect, etc.
Etymology: ME geant < NormFr gaiant (OFr jaiant) < VL *gagante < L gigas (pl. gigantes), huge fabled beings (in Vulg., giant) < Gr gigas (gen. gigantos), in LXX, a man of great size and strength
adjective
like a giant; of great size, strength, etc.
giant Synonyms
giant Synonyms
giant
n.
A gigantic humanlike being
ogre, Cyclops, Titan, Olympian, colossus, Gargantuan creature, Goliath, Antaeus, Brobdingnagian, man-mountain, Hercules, Atlas; see also monster.Anything very large
mammoth, behemoth, colossus, monster, whale, elephant, jumbo, leviathan, mountain, hulk, lump, bulk, whopper*, super-duper*. *
giant Usage Examples
Converse of object
- slumber: Slumbering Giant However, since then much has changed.
- awaken: The music was very harmonious, and it immediately awakened the giant, who went in pursuit of the dwarf and recovered the harp.
Adjective modifier
- gentle: Neville is in the tradition of gentle giants of the keyboard.
- jolly: It was almost perfect: a battle between the jolly white giant and the jolly black joker.
- pharmaceutical: The pharmaceutical giants who are pushing GMOs bank some $ 161 billion dollars between them every year.
- one-eyed: What was the name of the one-eyed giant of Greek mythology?
- retail: This is the overwhelming view of Financial Mail readers in a survey into the power of the retail giants.
- literary: He said: " Your brother is a literary giant.
Modifies a noun
- leap: Storage is also set to make giant leaps forward.
- tortoise: There they investigated reports of a very large dinosaur egg, which proved to be the carapace of a fossil giant tortoise.
- stride: Alder strode - long Giant strides - while Corn slept in his pocket.
- spider: One of the most unusual features of this tent is the integral pole unit, that looks like a giant spider.
- turtle: On this occasion, hopefully the first of many, the children were taught about ' Control ' technology, using giant floor turtles.
- planet: The giant planets in the outer parts of the solar system all have strong magnetic fields.
Noun used with modifier
- biotech: Since then, all major biotech giants are investing in rice research.
- supermarket: The supermarket giant wasn't the only retailer reporting.
- telecom: Cable firms can package the service to existing customers and telecom giants like AT&T are beginning to enter the market.
- electronics: No-one could accuse Sony of resting on its laurels, and the range of consumer camcorders produced by the electronics giant continues to expand.
- telecoms: That move could upset NTT, Japan's telecoms giant which is in need of an international operator.
- telecommunications: SPOKESPERSON, BRITISH TELECOM ( BT ), London, UK Corporate video and print campaign for the telecommunications giant.
Browse dictionary entries near giant
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