Giant
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giant¹
- /ˈd͡ʒaɪ.ənt/
- /ˈd͡ʒaɪnt/ dialectal, nonstandard
- /ˈd͡ʒʌɪ.ənt/ Canada
- /ˈd͡ʒaɪ.ənt/ Canada
- [ˈd͡ʒəɪ̯(ə)nt] Ontario, nonstandard
Rhymes with -aɪənt
Where it comes from
From 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”).
noun giants · giaunt
- A mythical human or humanoid of very great size. The Dwarf then swelled and grew higher and higher till he became a monstrous Giant, and vanished in the air, while the old people were praying to God and thanking him for their deliverance.
- Any of the gigantes, the race of giants in the Greek mythology.
- An eoten or jotun. The giants also had been outlawed along with Satan because they had fought against god.
- A very tall and large person. "It's barbarous, Norsus." "It's Rome," said the giant flatly.
- 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.
- 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.
- A person of extraordinary strength or powers, bodily or intellectual. But then I had the flintlock by me for protection. ¶ There were giants in the days when that gun was made; for surely no modern mortal could have held that mass of metal steady to his shoulder. The linen-press and a chest on the top of it formed, however, a very good gun-carriage; and, thus mounted,
- A maneuver involving a full rotation around an axis while fully extended.
Similar: bulk, giant, behemoth, Brobdingnagian, colossus, ettin, Goliath, hulk, hunk, jumbo, leviathan, mammoth
adjective giaunt
- Very large. The San Juan market is Mexico City's most famous deli of exotic meats, where an adventurous shopper can hunt down hard-to-find critters …. But the priciest items in the market aren't the armadillo steaks or even the bluefin tuna. That would be the frozen chicatanas – giant winged ants – at around $5
Giant²
noun Giants
- A player for the San Francisco Giants.
- A player for the New York Giants.
- A Gigas, a member of the Gigantes, a race of giants who defied the gods.
