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Definitions for Giant

[1] (in folklore) a being with human form but superhuman size, strength, etc.
[2] a person or thing of unusually great size, power, importance, etc.; major figure; legend: a giant in her field; an intellectual giant.
[3] (often initial capital letter ) Classical Mythology . any of the Gigantes.
[4] Mining . monitor(def 12) .
[5] Astronomy . giant star.
[6] unusually large, great, or strong; gigantic; huge.
[7] greater or more eminent than others.
[8] a mythical figure of superhuman size and strength, esp in folklore or fairy tales Also (feminine): giantess (ˈdʒaɪəntɪs )
[9] a person or thing of exceptional size, reputation, etc a giant in nuclear physics
[10] Greek myth any of the large and powerful offspring of Uranus (sky) and Gaea (earth) who rebelled against the Olympian gods but were defeated in battle
[11] pathol a person suffering from gigantism
[12] astronomy See giant star
[13] mining another word for monitor (def. 8)
[14] remarkably or supernaturally large
[15] architect another word for colossal

Words related to Giant

huge, enormous, hulking, colossal, big, monstrous, humongous, immense, mammoth, vast, jumbo, gigantic, gargantuan, titan, behemoth, gross, blimp, mountain, whopper, ogre

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Origin of Giant

1250–1300; Middle English geant < Old French < Latin gigant- (stem of gigās ) < Greek Gígās; replacing Old English gigant < Latin, as above

Other words from Giant

gi·ant·like , adjective

Word origin for Giant

C13: from Old French geant, from Vulgar Latin gagās (unattested), from Latin gigās, gigant-, from Greek

Synonyms for Giant

big, colossal, enormous, gargantuan, gigantic, huge, hulking, humongous, immense, jumbo, mammoth, monstrous, vast, blimp, gross, brobdingnagian, cyclopean, elephantine, herculean, mountainous, prodigious, super-duper, titanic, whale of a, whaling