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1gi·ant

noun \ˈjī-ənt\

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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Examples of GIANT

  1. the land of the giants
  2. <the Great Pyramids of Egypt are giants among the world's architectural wonders>

Origin of GIANT

Middle English giaunt, from Anglo-French geant, from Latin gigant-, gigas, from Greek
First Known Use: 14th century

Related to GIANT

Synonyms
behemoth, blockbuster, colossus, dinosaur, dreadnought, elephant, Goliath, jumbo, leviathan, mammoth, mastodon, monster, titan, whale, whopper
Antonyms
diminutive, dwarf, half-pint, midget, mite, peewee, pygmy (also pigmy), runt, shrimp

Rhymes with GIANT

Bryant, client, pliant, riant

2giant

adjective

Definition of GIANT

: having extremely large size, proportion, or power
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Examples of GIANT

  1. a giant-size box of detergent
  2. <the giant sycamore tree that dwarfs our house is almost 250 years old>

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

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