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giant Definition

gi·ant (ənt)

noun

  1. Gr. Myth. any of a race of huge beings of human form who war with the gods
  2. any imaginary being of human form but of superhuman size and strength
  3. 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

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giant Synonyms

giant

n.

  1. A gigantic humanlike being

    ogre, Cyclops, Titan, Olympian, colossus, Gargantuan creature, Goliath, Antaeus, Brobdingnagian, man-mountain, Hercules, Atlas; see also monster.

    Antonyms dwarf*, pigmy*, mannikin. *

  2. Anything very large

    mammoth, behemoth, colossus, monster, whale, elephant, jumbo, leviathan, mountain, hulk, lump, bulk, whopper*, super-duper*. *

    Antonyms dwarf*, mite*, midget.

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.

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