Meanings
comparative more gigantic · superlative most gigantic · alternative obsolete gigantick
- Very large.
It is in solitude that the imagination exercises its gigantic power; and where are a woman's feelings nurtured but in solitude?
1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XXXII, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume III, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 2591 more example
Thou Genius of the place (this most renowned Ile) Which livedst long before the All-earth-drowning Flood, Whilst yet the world did swarme with her Gigantick brood;
1612, Michael Drayton, Poly-Olbion, song 1 p. 1 - slangExcellent; very good or exciting.
This band is going to be gigantic.
- In the manner of a giant.
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Ancient Greekγιγαντικός
- Englishgigantic
From Ancient Greek γιγαντικός (gigantikós), ultimately from γίγας (gígas, “giant”). According to the Poly-Olbion project coined by Michael Drayton in 1612.
More words from Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek κολοσσικός, κολοσσιαῖος
- κολοσσικός (kolossikós)very large
- κολοσσιαῖος (kolossiaîos)very large
Arabic ضَخْم, هَائِل
- ضَخْم (ḍaḵm)very large
- هَائِل (hāʔil)very large
- جَبَّار (jabbār)very large
Bulgarian гига́нтски, огро́мен
- гига́нтски (gigántski)very large
- огро́мен (ogrómen)very large
- грама́ден (gramáden)very large
- колоса́лен (kolosálen)very large
Catalan gegantí, gegantesc
- gegantívery large
- gegantescvery large
Chinese Mandarin 巨大的
- 巨大的 (jùdà de)very large
Czech obrovský, obří
- obrovskývery large
- obřívery large
- ohromnývery large
- gigantickývery large
- kolosálnívery large
Danish gigantisk
- gigantiskvery large
Dutch gigantisch
- gigantischvery large
Esperanto giganta
- gigantavery large
Finnish jättiläismäinen, jättimäinen
- jättiläismäinenvery large
- jättimäinenvery large
French gigantesque, colossal
- gigantesquevery large
- colossalvery large
German gigantisch, kolossal
- gigantischvery large
- kolossalvery large
- riesigvery large
Greek γιγάντειος, πελώριος
- γιγάντειος (gigánteios)very large
- πελώριος (pelórios)very large
Hungarian gigászi, gigantikus
- gigászivery large
- gigantikusvery large
Italian gigantesco, colossale
- gigantescovery large
- colossalevery large
Japanese 巨大な
- 巨大な (kyodai na)very large
Korean 거대하다
- 거대하다 (geodaehada)very large
Latin colossēus
- colossēusvery large
Latvian gigantisks, milzīgs
- gigantisksvery large
- milzīgsvery large
Norwegian Bokmål gigantisk, kjempestor
- gigantiskvery large
- kjempestorvery large
Persian غولآسا
- غولآسا (ġul-âsâ)very large
Polish gigantyczny, ogromny
- gigantycznyvery large
- ogromnyvery large
- olbrzymivery large
- kolosalnyvery large
Portuguese gigantesco
- gigantescovery large
Romanian uriaș, gigantic
- uriașvery large
- giganticvery large
Russian гига́нтский, грома́дный
- гига́нтский (gigántskij)very large
- грома́дный (gromádnyj)very large
- огро́мный (ogrómnyj)very large
- колосса́льный (kolossálʹnyj)very large
Slovak gigantický, ohromný
- gigantickývery large
- ohromnývery large
- obrovskývery large
- kolosálnyvery large
Spanish gigante, gigantesco
- gigantevery large
- gigantescovery large
Swedish gigantisk, jättestor
- gigantiskvery large
- jättestorvery large
- jättelikvery large
Tagalog dambuhala, higante
- dambuhalavery large
- higantevery large
- tandayagvery large
Thai มหึมา
- มหึมา (má-hʉ̀-maa)very large
Ukrainian гіга́нтський, величе́зний
- гіга́нтський (hihántsʹkyj)very large
- величе́зний (velyčéznyj)very large
- колоса́льний (kolosálʹnyj)very large
Vietnamese khổng lồ
- khổng lồvery large
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with gigantic
Cite this entry
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