giant
Very largeVery large.
» Giant pandas live only in China.
Riesenpandas leben nur in China. — samueldora
Гигантские панды обитают только в Китае. — soweli_Elepanto
Гігантські панди живуть лише в Китаї. — deniko
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1 senses(not comparable)Very large.
riesig, gigantisch
гига́нтскийgigántskij, огро́мныйogrómnyj
- of great mass; huge and bulky
Examples
387 sentencesGiant pandas live only in China.
Гігантські панди живуть лише в Китаї. — deniko
ruГигантские панды обитают только в Китае. — soweli_Elepanto
deRiesenpandas leben nur in China. — samueldora
The whole computer is a giant infection.
Увесь комп'ютер — це одна гігантська зараза. — oromashka
Tom and Mary are assembling a giant puzzle.
Tom was attacked by a giant old lady.
На Тома напала гігантська бабка. — deniko
They looked like giant monsters.
ruОни выглядели как гигантские монстры. — User91366
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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Synonyms
9 synonyms- of great mass; huge and bulky:elephantinegargantuanjumbo
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
68 related wordsSee also
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