gargantuan
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gargantuan¹
- /ɡɑːˈɡæn.t͡ʃu.ən/ UK
- /ɡɑɹˈɡæn.t͡ʃu.ən/ Canada, US
- /ɡaːˈɡæn.t͡ʃʉ.ən/ Australia
Where it comes from
From 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”).
adjective more gargantuan · most gargantuan · Gargantuan
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Huge; immense; tremendous.
Some distant observers of the Scottish football scene reckon that all - all! - Gerrard has to do is beat Celtic to become a legend. Even if that was true - and, demonstrably, it is not - then it would be a gargantuan task all on its own.
Similar: colossal, enormous, giant, huge, humongous, immense, ample, big, bodacious, broad, commodious, considerable
- Of the giant Gargantua or his appetite.
Gargantuan²
adjective more Gargantuan · most Gargantuan
- Alternative letter-case form of gargantuan The delectableſt luſtie ſight and mouingeſt obiect, me thought it was that our Ile ſets forth, and nothing behinde in number with the inuincible Spaniſh Armada, though they were not ſuch Gargantuan boyſterous gulliguts as they, though ſhips and galeaſſes they would haue beene reckoned in the nauy of
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adj huge
| Español | agigantado, descomunal |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 巨大な kyodaina, 膨大な bōdaina, 夥しい obitadashī |
| Français | gargantuesque |
| Deutsch | gigantisch |
| Italiano | gigantesco, gargantuesco |
| Română | imens, enorm, uriaș, colosal |
| Русский | гига́нтский gigántskij |
adj of the giant Gargantua or his appetite
| 日本語 | ガルガンチュワの Garuganchuwa no |
|---|---|
| Français | gargantuesque |
| Italiano | gargantuesco |
| Română | gargantuesc |
Talk about this word "gargantuan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/gargantuan. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. gargantuan. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/gargantuan "gargantuan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/gargantuan.Cite this
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title = {gargantuan},
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