gentle giant
gentle giant · gentle giants
A person or animal of a great size or strength, yet who is of a friendly nature and…A person or animal of a great size or strength, yet who is of a friendly nature and not aggressive or threatening.
» Giraffes are gentle giants.
Amastan · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(idiomatic)A person or animal of a great size or strength, yet who is of a friendly nature and not aggressive or threatening.
Examples
8 sentencesGiraffes are gentle giants.
Sami is a gentle giant.
Sami was a gentle giant.
Giraffe are calm gentle giants.
Yanni is a gentle giant.
Origin
From gentle + giant. First use appears c. 1807 in a translated work. See cite below.From gentle + giant. First use appears c. 1807 in a translated work. See cite below.
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Forms
plural: gentle giants| Singular | gentle giant |
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