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giant en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈd͡ʒaɪ.ənt/
  • /ˈd͡ʒʌɪ.ənt/ (Canada)
  • [ˈd͡ʒəɪ̯(ə)nt] (Ontario, nonstandard)
  • /ˈd͡ʒaɪ.ənt/ (Canada)
  • (US) audio
  • /ˈd͡ʒaɪnt/ (dialectal, nonstandard)

Etymology

From Middle English geaunt, geant, from Old French geant, gaiant (Modern French géant) from Vulgar Latin *gagās, gagant-, from Latin gigās, gigant-, from Ancient Greek γίγας (gígas, “giant”). Cognate to giga- (“1,000,000,000”). Largely Displaced native Old English ent (“giant”), Old English eoten (“giant or jötunn”), and Old English þyrs (“giant or ogre”). Compare English ent (“giant tree-man”), ettin (“giant or troll”) and thurse (“giant”).

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Very large.
    • The San Juan market is Mexico City's most famous deli of exotic meats, where an adventurous shopper can hunt down hard-to-find critters …. But the priciest items in the market aren't the armadillo steaks or even the bluefin tuna. That would be the frozen chicatanas – giant winged ants – at around $500 a kilo. 2013 July 26, Nick Miroff, “Mexico gets a taste for eating insects …”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 7, page 32:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
giaunt alternative, obsolete lexicographic

Antonyms

dwarf · midget

Deriveds

Red River giant softshell turtle · giant African land snail · Galápagos giant tortoise · giant siphonophore · giant burrowing cockroach · giant elk · Japanese giant hornet · Yangtze giant softshell turtle · giant kelpfish · giant grenadier · giantess · giant hyssop · giant snakehead · Amazon giant leech · giant elliptical galaxy · giant thorny-headed worm of swine · giant chinquapin · spotted giant flying squirrel · giant cheetah · Argentine giant tegu · giant white radish · Asian giant hornet · La Gomera giant lizard · giant cell · giant stock bean · Tenerife giant lizard · giant beaver · giant oarfish · giant pangolin · giant reed · giant panda · giantism · giant hyena · giant trevally · giant hermit crab · giant puffball · giant water bug · giant barb · giant Gippsland earthworm · giant salamander · giant green slantface · giant fennel · giant forest hog · Oriental giant squirrel · giant frog · giant planet · parallel giant slalom · giant mouse lemur · giant molecule · giant pangasius · Peruvian giant yellow-leg centipede · giant groundsel · Baoruco giant anole · giant kingfisher · giant kelp · giant impact theory · giant banjo frog · giant magnetoresistance · fluted giant clam · giant taro · nettle-leaf giant hyssop · giant periwinkle · giant heron · giant slalom · sleeping giant · giant powder · giant magnetoresistive · giant star · giant house spider · giant radio galaxy · giant kettle · giant phantom jelly · pygmy giant panda · asymptotic giant branch · North Island giant moa · giant peacock moth · giant set · giant clam · giant octopus · Eastern Pacific giant conch · giant tortoise · giant emerald pill millipede · giant tree frog · giant virus · giant walking stick · giant swallowtail · giant roundworm · giant Pacific octopus · giant mud crab · giant cane · giant petrel · giant hogweed · giant rattail · giant sequoia · giant butterbur · giant coot · giant moa · giant wood rail · giant otter · giant anteater · giant rhubarb · giant isopod · Giant Mountains · giant daikon · giant quasar · giantness · giantly · Wallace's giant bee · giant mesquite bug · giant pacarana · Chao Phraya giant catfish · giant redwood · Amazonian giant centipede · giant mudfish · giant armadillo · giant platelet disorder · giant weta · giant leopard moth · giant lacewing · giant forest genet · giant squid · giant deer · giant barnacle · giant tube worm · Galapagos giant tortoise · Aldabra giant tortoise · South Island giant moa · Japanese giant salamander · giant wood fern

Synonyms

colossal · vast · enormous · prodigious · immense · gigantic

Translations (56)

vo gianagretik (giant) · cs obrovský (giant) · unm xinkw- (giant) · hy վիթխարի (giant) · mk ги́гантски (giant) · ang entisċ (giant) · hy հսկա (giant) · fi jättiläis- (giant) · lv milzīgs (giant) · de gigantisch (giant) · hy աժդահա (giant) · mk џи́новски (giant) · ca gegantí (giant) · ru огро́мный (giant) · io giganta (giant) · nl reuzen- (giant) · ka უზარმაზარი (giant) · tr dev (giant) · mi hītawetawe (giant) · rap nui nui (giant) · lv gigantisks (giant) · bn বিশাল (giant) · pl gigantyczny (giant) · ru гига́нтский (giant) · mi hītawe (giant) · ca gegant (giant) · kea jiganti (giant) · sl orjaški (giant) · sl ogromen (giant) · sv jättestor (giant) · ro uriaș (giant) · sv enorm (giant) · bg гига́нтски (giant) · tr devasa (giant) · sv jättelik (giant) · tl higante (giant) · ka გიგანტური (giant) · cs obří (giant) · it colossale (giant) · tl dambuhala (giant) · bg грама́ден (giant) · sl gromozanski (giant) · sq madheshtore (giant) · de riesig (giant) · fi jättiläismäinen (giant) · hi दिग्गज (giant) · it gigantesco (giant) · pt gigante (giant) · eo giganta (giant) · tl tandayag (giant) · pt gigantesco (giant) · sl velikanski (giant) · nl reusachtig (giant) · mk о́громен (giant) · bcl tandayag (giant) · es gigantesco (giant)

giant en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈd͡ʒaɪ.ənt/
  • /ˈd͡ʒʌɪ.ənt/ (Canada)
  • [ˈd͡ʒəɪ̯(ə)nt] (Ontario, nonstandard)
  • /ˈd͡ʒaɪ.ənt/ (Canada)
  • (US) audio
  • /ˈd͡ʒaɪnt/ (dialectal, nonstandard)

Etymology

From Middle English geaunt, geant, from Old French geant, gaiant (Modern French géant) from Vulgar Latin *gagās, gagant-, from Latin gigās, gigant-, from Ancient Greek γίγας (gígas, “giant”). Cognate to giga- (“1,000,000,000”). Largely Displaced native Old English ent (“giant”), Old English eoten (“giant or jötunn”), and Old English þyrs (“giant or ogre”). Compare English ent (“giant tree-man”), ettin (“giant or troll”) and thurse (“giant”).

Meanings

  1. A mythical human or humanoid of very great size.
    • The Dwarf then swelled and grew higher and higher till he became a monstrous Giant, and vanished in the air, while the old people were praying to God and thanking him for their deliverance. 1828, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, volume II, London: William Harrison Ainsworth, page 99:
  2. Specifically: ▸ Any of the gigantes, the race of giants in the Greek mythology.
  3. Specifically: ▸ An eoten or jotun.
    • The giants also had been outlawed along with Satan because they had fought against god. 1961, Norma Lorre Goodrich, “Beowulf”, in The Medieval Myths, New York: The New American Library, page 21:
  4. A very tall and large person.
    • "It's barbarous, Norsus." "It's Rome," said the giant flatly. 1966, James Workman, The Mad Emperor, Melbourne, Sydney: Scripts, page 65:
  5. A tall species of a particular animal or plant.
  6. A star that is considerably more luminous than a main sequence star of the same temperature.
  7. An Ethernet packet that exceeds the medium's maximum packet size of 1,518 bytes.
  8. A very large organization.
    • Healthcare giant Johnson & Johnson says it will continue to sell its talc-based Johnson's Baby Powder in the UK and the rest of the world, despite stopping sales in the US and Canada. 2020 May 20, “J&J to sell baby powder in UK despite stopping US sales”, in BBC, London: BBC, archived from the original on 13 Aug 2022, retrieved 22 May 2020:
    • The retail giant is set to acquire two more struggling high-street chains.
    • Swiss food giant Nestlé confirmed the theft, which disappeared while traveling from central Italy to Poland. 2026 March 29, “Someone stole 413,793 KitKat bars and an entire truck in Europe”, in syracuse.com:
    • Getting iced out by the tech giants turned Parler into a cause célèbre for conservatives who complained they were being censored, as well as a test case for the openness of the internet. 2021 February 15, Jack Nicas, “Parler, a Social Network That Attracted Trump Fans, Returns Online”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 19 Feb 2021:
  9. A person of extraordinary strength or powers, bodily or intellectual.
    • But then I had the flintlock by me for protection. ¶ There were giants in the days when that gun was made; for surely no modern mortal could have held that mass of metal steady to his shoulder. The linen-press and a chest on the top of it formed, however, a very good gun-carriage; and, thus mounted, aim could be taken out of the window[…]. 1879, R[ichard] J[efferies], chapter 1, in The Amateur Poacher, London: Smith, Elder, & Co., […], →OCLC:
    • she's not the intellectual giant 1988, Thomas Dolby, Airhead:
  10. A maneuver involving a full rotation around an axis while fully extended.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
giaunt alternative, obsolete lexicographic
giants Number=Plur lexicographic

Antonyms

dwarf · elf · midget

Coordinates

supergiant · dwarf star · bright giant · hypergiant · dwarf · subgiant

Deriveds

Aphrodite Giant · giantdom · girus · giantish · giantkind · hypergiant · gentle giant · giantling · Giants Creek · giant maiden · giant stride · giantship · giantesque · frost giant · Trembling Giant · bright giant · gas giant · Easter giant · giantry · giantlike · gianthood · supergiant · subgiant · tech giant · giantize · Giant's Causeway · friendly giant · giant kill · giantin · giant-killing · giantkiller · ice giant · giantlore · Jersey Giant · giant-killer

Hypernyms

celestial body · star

Relateds

big

Synonyms

thurse · ettin · mastodon · whopper · whale · monster · behemoth · mammoth · jumbo · Brobdingnagian · hulk · Goliath · hunk · giant star · giant · leviathan · mountain · colossus · titan · bulk

Translations (244)

fo risi (very tall person) · ca gegant (luminous star) · mr जायंट (Greek mythological creature) · sh го̏роста̄с (very tall person) · pl olbrzym (luminous star) · eo altulo (very tall person) · gv foawr (mythical human) · tg девпайкар (mythical human) · uk ве́летень (mythical human) · xcl հսկայ (mythical human) · sk obor (mythical human) · cs obr (very tall person) · ab аиныжә (mythical human) · ka გიგანტი (very tall person) · kea jiganti (very tall person) · gd famhair (mythical human) · uz pahlavon (mythical human) · bn দৈত্য (mythical human) · pl wielkolud (mythical human) · sq katallaj (mythical human) · sh ди̏в (very tall person) · ga fathach (mythical human) · hy հսկա (very tall person) · fr géant (very tall person) · fi jätti (mythical human) · fi jättiläinen (very tall person) · grc γίγας (mythical human) · vo jigianan (mythical human) · ru ве́лет (mythical human) · ms gergasi (mythical human) · lv milzis (luminous star) · is risastjarna (luminous star) · prs غُول (mythical human) · ru исполи́н (mythical human) · kk алып (mythical human) · sk gigant (Greek mythological creature) · gl xigante (mythical human) · it gigante (luminous star) · yi האַמאַן (mythical human) · luy kukundu (very tall person) · de Hünin (very tall person) · sh gȍrostās (mythical human) · bg тита́н (Greek mythological creature) · hi देव (mythical human) · af reus (Greek mythological creature) · ka გიგანტი (luminous star) · uk ве́лет (mythical human) · tr gigant (Greek mythological creature) · bg гига́нт (luminous star) · cop ⲁⲫⲱⲫ (mythical human) · bg велика́н (mythical human) · ky алп (mythical human) · es gigante (very tall person) · lv gigants (mythical human) · xcl սկայ (mythical human) · fro gaiant (mythical human) · mk ти́тан (Greek mythological creature) · uk гіга́нт (mythical human) · sq vigan (very tall person) · pl gigant (mythical human) · sv jätte (mythical human) · sq gjigant (mythical human) · az div (mythical human) · nl reuzin (very tall person) · twf tʼòyłóna (mythical human) · lv milzenis (very tall person) · ky дөө (mythical human) · es gigante (mythical human) · pis jaean (mythical human) · chr ᏧᎵᎦᎳ (mythical human) · lo ຍັກ (mythical human) · yi לאַגראַן (mythical human) · tl higante (mythical human) · km យក្ស (mythical human) · gl cachimán (very tall person) · hy աժդահա (mythical human) · it gigante (Greek mythological creature) · ru во́лот (mythical human) · ca gegant (Greek mythological creature) · de Gigantin (mythical human) · uz gigant (mythical human) · xnb tiipari (mythical human) · ko 거인 (mythical human) · mk џин (very tall person) · sv jätte (very tall person) · nl reus (very tall person) · fi jättiläinen (luminous star) · oc gigant (very tall person) · bg велика́н (very tall person) · de Gigant (mythical human) · is risi (mythical human) · sl orjak (mythical human) · es gigante (luminous star) · cmn 巨星 (luminous star) · fa-ira غول (mythical human) · lv milze (very tall person) · sl orjak (very tall person) · is risi (luminous star) · sh го̏роста̄с (mythical human) · yue 巨人 (mythical human) · ja 巨人 (very tall person) · th ยักษ์ (mythical human) · la gigas (mythical human) · pt gigante (Greek mythological creature) · be во́лат (mythical human) · ang gīgant (mythical human) · ka გოლიათი (mythical human) · az pəhləvan (mythical human) · st seqhobane (mythical human) · nl reus (mythical human) · pl olbrzym (mythical human) · el γίγαντας (mythical human) · de Riese (mythical human) · kea jiganti (mythical human) · vo higianan (mythical human) · ru велика́н (very tall person) · pl gigant (Greek mythological creature) · he עֲנָק (very tall person) · el γίγας (Greek mythological creature) · fi jättiläinen (mythical human) · sh орѝја̄ш (mythical human) · ar عِمْلَاق (mythical human) · lt milžinas (mythical human) · hu óriás (mythical human) · ca gegant (mythical human) · bg гига́нт (mythical human) · az nəhəng (mythical human) · az nəhəng (Greek mythological creature) · ga arracht (mythical human) · pl wielkolud (very tall person) · hi दानव (mythical human) · it colosso (mythical human) · sl velikan (mythical human) · be гіга́нт (mythical human) · ru верзи́ла (very tall person) · pl olbrzym (very tall person) · ja 巨人 (mythical human) · bg ко́лос (very tall person) · af reus (mythical human) · km កុម្ពណ្ឌ (mythical human) · kk алып (luminous star) · hi दैत्य (mythical human) · luy okundu (mythical human) · ms raksasa (mythical human) · is risi (very tall person) · oc gigant (mythical human) · grc γίγας (Greek mythological creature) · ro gigant (mythical human) · ru гига́нт (Greek mythological creature) · lv gigants (very tall person) · fi gigantti (Greek mythological creature) · es gigante (Greek mythological creature) · sw njemba (very tall person) · cy cawr (mythical human) · cs gigant (Greek mythological creature) · hy հսկա (mythical human) · sga aithech (mythical human) · da kæmpe (mythical human) · mi hītawe (very tall person) · pt gigante (very tall person) · ug پالۋان (mythical human) · vo gianan (mythical human) · pt gigante (mythical human) · tl higante (Greek mythological creature) · af reus (very tall person) · pdt Ries (mythical human) · sh ди̏в (mythical human) · de Hüne (very tall person) · ru тита́н (Greek mythological creature) · ps دېو (mythical human) · sh dȉv (very tall person) · gl xigante (very tall person) · ru тита́н (mythical human) · lv milzis (very tall person) · et gigant (Greek mythological creature) · lv milzis (mythical human) · lv milzene (very tall person) · fo risi (mythical human) · zdj djindru (mythical human) · cs obr (mythical human) · sl velikan (very tall person) · sh gȍrostās (very tall person) · he עֲנָק (mythical human) · yi ריז (mythical human) · tr dev (mythical human) · cs obr (luminous star) · lv gigants (Greek mythological creature) · et hiiglane (mythical human) · sw jitu (mythical human) · ps دېب (mythical human) · frr Riis (mythical human) · de Riese (very tall person) · de Riese (luminous star) · ka ბუმბერაზი (mythical human) · fr géant (mythical human) · cmn 巨人 (mythical human) · ru гига́нт (luminous star) · id gergasi (mythical human) · pt gigante (luminous star) · tg ғул (mythical human) · mk џин (luminous star) · ko 거인 (very tall person) · nb kjempe (mythical human) · it gigante (very tall person) · tr dev (Greek mythological creature) · de Riesin (mythical human) · ang ent (mythical human) · ka გიგანტი (Greek mythological creature) · ru велика́н (mythical human) · io giganto (mythical human) · ro uriaș (mythical human) · mk џин (mythical human) · mk ги́гант (mythical human) · ca gegant (very tall person) · chr ᏧᎵᎧᎷ (mythical human) · ug گىگانت (mythical human) · he נָפִיל (mythical human) · th ไจแอนต์ (mythical human) · fi jättiläistähti (luminous star) · sh orìjāš (mythical human) · id raksasa (mythical human) · ka დევი (mythical human) · vi người khổng lồ (mythical human) · bcl tandayag (mythical human) · ab адау (mythical human) · ga fathach (luminous star) · ru гига́нт (mythical human) · st seqhobane (Greek mythological creature) · mk ко́лос (very tall person) · lv milze (mythical human) · fro jaiant (mythical human) · de Riesin (very tall person) · de Gigant (Greek mythological creature) · acw عِملاق (mythical human) · it gigante (mythical human) · id raksasa (very tall person) · ur دیوْ (mythical human) · gl xigante (Greek mythological creature) · sh dȉv (mythical human) · kmr dêw (mythical human) · ka აყლაყუდა (very tall person) · be веліка́н (mythical human) · oc gigant (Greek mythological creature) · eo giganto (mythical human)

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