titan

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noun

ti·​tan ˈtī-tᵊn 

1

Titan : any of a family of giants in Greek mythology born of Uranus and Gaea and ruling the earth until overthrown by the Olympian gods

2

: one that is gigantic in size or power : one that stands out for greatness of achievement

titan-

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combining form

variants or titani-

: titanium

titanate

Synonyms of titan

Noun

• giant
• whale
• monster
• dinosaur
• mammoth
• colossus

Examples of titan in a Sentence

Noun

this newest ocean liner is a true titan of the sea

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Epstein and Maxwell counted members of the British royal family, multiple presidents and business titans among their friends. —Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026

The tech titan and Temu both held the same 24 percent share of the cross-border e-commerce market in 2025, despite Temu holding just 1 percent of share in 2022, according to a survey by postal services provider International Post Corp. —Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 22 Apr. 2026

Project Prometheus will propel Bezos into the ranks of the AI titans heading firms with multi-billion-dollar valuations, such as Anthropic, OpenAI and Palantir. —Will Barker, TheWeek, 21 Apr. 2026

Whitney Payson’s aunt, Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, wife of businessman Harry Payne Whitney, daughter of quintessential Gilded Age railroad titan Cornelius Vanderbilt II, was the namesake and founder of the Whitney Museum of American Art. —Bella Bromberg, ARTnews.com, 20 Apr. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Greek

Combining form

New Latin titanium

First Known Use

Noun

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing titan

• titan arum

Rhymes for titan

• brighten
• chitin
• frighten
• heighten
• lighten
• phaeton
• tighten
• triton
• whiten
• enlighten
• exciton
• periphyton

Kids Definition

titan

noun

ti·​tan ˈtīt-ᵊn 

1

capitalized : one of a family of giants overthrown by the gods of ancient Greece

2

: one of gigantic size, power, or achievement