Dictionary

titan en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• tīʹtən
• /ˈtaɪtən/

Etymology

From Titan.

Meanings

1. Something or someone of very large stature, greatness, or godliness.
   • In that context Scotland's fate is a modest element, a symptom of wider fragmentation of the current global order, a footnote to the fall of empire and the Berlin Wall, important to us and punchdrunk neighbours like France and Italy, a mere curiosity to emerging titans like Brazil. 2014 September 8, Michael White, “Roll up, roll up! The Amazing Salmond will show a Scotland you won't believe”, in The Guardian:
   • The battle of the titans at the bridal door explodes into the marketplace; and wall and doorpost shatter as they fight with the fury of bulls. 1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 191:
   • Whitney, mother of Xavier, is a real estate titan who, along with her British husband, has found her niche selling luxurious underground bunkers to wealthy clients looking for a safe space to hunker down in the event of a climate apocalypse. 2022 April 5, Elizabeth Wetmore, “How Far Will Parents Go to Protect Their Sons?”, in The New York Times:

Forms

Deriveds

titan primary · titanize · titan primary school · titin · titan arum · titanic · titanium

Translations (18)

pt titã (something or someone large in stature, greatness or godliness) · eo titano (something or someone large in stature, greatness or godliness) · cmn 巨人 (something or someone large in stature, greatness or godliness) · ja 巨人 (something or someone large in stature, greatness or godliness) · ja タイタン (something or someone large in stature, greatness or godliness) · ru тита́н (something or someone large in stature, greatness or godliness) · cs titán (something or someone large in stature, greatness or godliness) · sv bjässe (something or someone large in stature, greatness or godliness) · bg тита́н (something or someone large in stature, greatness or godliness) · nn titan (something or someone large in stature, greatness or godliness) · ca tità (something or someone large in stature, greatness or godliness) · ru исполи́н (something or someone large in stature, greatness or godliness) · az div (something or someone large in stature, greatness or godliness) · es titán (something or someone large in stature, greatness or godliness) · fr titan (something or someone large in stature, greatness or godliness) · nb titan (something or someone large in stature, greatness or godliness) · cs gigant (something or someone large in stature, greatness or godliness) · de Titan (something or someone large in stature, greatness or godliness)