First Known Use: 14th century
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1giant
noun gi·ant \ˈjī-ənt\
: a legendary creature usually thought of as being an extremely large and powerful person
: a person or thing that is very large, powerful, or successful
Full Definition of GIANT
1
: a legendary humanlike being of great stature and strength
2
a : a living being of great size b : a person of extraordinary powers
3
: something unusually large or powerful
— gi·ant·like \-ˌlīk\ adjective
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Origin of GIANT
Middle English giaunt, from Anglo-French geant, from Latin gigant-, gigas, from Greek
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2giant
adjective
: very large : much larger or more powerful than normal
Full Definition of GIANT
: having extremely large size, proportion, or power
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First Known Use of GIANT
15th century
Related to GIANT
- Synonyms
- astronomical (also astronomic), Brobdingnagian, bumper, colossal, cosmic (also cosmical), cyclopean, elephantine, enormous, galactic, gargantuan, huge, gigantesque, gigantic, grand, herculean, heroic (also heroical), Himalayan, humongous (also humungous), immense, jumbo, king-size (or king-sized), leviathan, mammoth, massive, mega, mighty, monster, monstrous, monumental, mountainous, oceanic, pharaonic, planetary, prodigious, super, super-duper, supersize, supersized, titanic, tremendous, vast, vasty, walloping, whacking, whopping
- Antonyms
- bantam, bitty, diminutive, infinitesimal, Lilliputian, little bitty, micro, microminiature, microscopic (also microscopical), midget, miniature, minuscule, minute, pocket, pygmy, teensy, teensy-weensy, teeny, teeny-weeny, tiny, wee
GIANTLIKE Defined for Kids
1giant
noun gi·ant \ˈjī-ənt\
Definition of GIANT for Kids
1
: an imaginary person of great size and strength
2
: a person or thing that is very large, successful, or powerful <He grew up to be a giant of a man.>
2giant
adjective
Definition of GIANT for Kids
: much larger than ordinary : huge
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