giant
A mythical human or humanoid of very great sizeA mythical human or humanoid of very great size.
» Giant pandas live only in China.
Riesenpandas leben nur in China.
Гигантские панды обитают только в Китае.
Гігантські панди живуть лише в Китаї.
Meaning
10 sensesA mythical human or humanoid of very great size.
Riese, Riesin, Gigant
велика́нvelikán, исполи́нispolín, гига́нтgigánt
ве́летеньvéletenʹ, ве́летvélet, гіга́нтhihánt
Specifically:
Any of the gigantes, the race of giants in the Greek mythology.
Gigant
гига́нтgigánt, тита́нtitán
An eoten or jotun.
A very tall and large person.
Riese, Riesin, Hüne
велика́нvelikán, верзи́лаverzíla
a very large person; impressive in size or qualities
A tall species of a particular animal or plant.
A star that is considerably more luminous than a main sequence star of the same temperature.
Riese
гига́нтgigánt
An Ethernet packet that exceeds the medium's maximum packet size of 1,518 bytes.
A very large organization.
The retail giant is set to acquire two more struggling high-street chains.
an unusually large enterprise
A person of extraordinary strength or powers, bodily or intellectual.
A maneuver involving a full rotation around an axis while fully extended.
Examples
387 sentencesGiant pandas live only in China.
Гігантські панди живуть лише в Китаї.
ruГигантские панды обитают только в Китае.
deRiesenpandas leben nur in China.
The whole computer is a giant infection.
Увесь комп'ютер — це одна гігантська зараза.
Tom and Mary are assembling a giant puzzle.
Tom was attacked by a giant old lady.
На Тома напала гігантська бабка.
They looked like giant monsters.
ruОни выглядели как гигантские монстры.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English geaunt, geant, from Old French geant, gaiant (Modern French géant) froFrom 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”).
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Forms
plural: giantsSynonyms
21 synonyms- someone that is abnormally large and powerful:goliathbehemothmonstercolossus
- a very large person; impressive in size or qualities:hulkheavyweightwhale
- a very bright star of large diameter and low density (relative to the Sun):giant star
- a person of exceptional importance and reputation:colossusbehemothheavyweighttitan