gargantuan
gargantuan · more gargantuan · most gargantuan
великий
гигантский
gigantisch
Huge; immense; tremendousHuge; immense; tremendous.
UK/ɡɑːˈɡæn.t͡ʃu.ən/US/ɡɑɹˈɡæn.t͡ʃu.ən/
» There is a gargantuan spider in the bathroom.
Meaning
2 sensesHuge; immense; tremendous.
gigantisch
гига́нтскийgigántskij
of great mass; huge and bulky
(obsolete)Of the giant Gargantua or his appetite.
Examples
4 sentencesThere is a gargantuan spider in the bathroom.
They convinced Tom to stay by offering gargantuan incentives.
These gargantuan beasts are also among the most intelligent.
deDiese riesigen Bestien zählen auch zu den intelligentesten.
Developing Algiers is a gargantuan task.
Translations
6 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
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Deutsch
By meaning 1
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Origin
From French Gargantua, a giant with a very large appetite in Rabelais's The Inestimable LiFrom French Gargantua, a giant with a very large appetite in Rabelais's The Inestimable Life of Gargantua. Rabelais derived Gargantua from the Portuguese and Spanish garganta (“throat”).
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Forms
more gargantuan, most gargantuan| Comparative | more gargantuan Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most gargantuan Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
83 synonymsenormousA2giantB1hugeB1immenseC1ampleB2bigA1cosmicC2broadB1considerableB1fullA1generousB1grandB2greatA1liberalB2
Close in meaning
- of great mass; huge and bulky:elephantinegiantjumbo
Word family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form