Main Entry:

¹gi·ant

Pronunciation:

\ˈjī-ənt\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle English giaunt, from Anglo-French geant, from Latin gigant-, gigas, from Greek

Date:

14th century

1: a legendary humanlike being of great stature and strength2 a: a living being of great size b: a person of extraordinary powers3: something unusually large or powerful

— gi·ant·like \-ˌlīk\ adjective